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Next up : Big Bang - The Origin of the Universe by Simon Singh. A non fiction, analytical book on physics and astronomy.
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Big Bang - The Origin of the Universe by
Simon Singh.
The book tracks down each piece of evidence supporting the Big Bang theory: the abundance of hydrogen in the Universe, the discovery that galaxies are speeding away from us, and the cosmic microwave background radiation. It introduces the cast of characters involved in each discovery, and then leads us through the observations and breakthroughs that formed this piece of evidence. We also meet the challengers and understand their differing, and very valid, viewpoints. Despite being a hard science in itself, it’s easy to read and understand this book, and gives a great overview of the theory, the theorists, and the evidence. Recommended.
Next will be
Sex, Scotch and Scholarship ,another memoir by the notable journalist and writer
Khushwant Singh.