The Big Bang - Softcover

Drawing from recent theories and technological innovations, Silk (astrophysics and astronomy, Oxford U.) offers a sweeping account of the event that set the universe in motion. He begins with the first microseconds of the big bang, and continues on to cover the evolution of planets, stars, and galaxies, ending with a discussion of the future. He considers the evidence for the big bang model, and situates it in the history of cosmological speculation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Joseph Silk is the Head of Astrophysics and Savilian Professor of Astronomy in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford. Previously, he was a tenured professor at the University of California at Berkeley, where he researched theoretical astrophysics. He has received several awards for his contributions to astronomy, and is currently a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society, and of the Royal Society, United Kingdom. He is the author of several books, including A Short History of the Universe, Cosmic Enigmas, and The Left Hand of Creation, written with John D. Barrow. He lives in Oxford, England.