David A. Weintraub
Auteur de How Old Is the Universe?
A propos de l'auteur
David A. Weintraub is professor of astronomy at Vanderbilt University. His books include Religions and Extraterrestrial Life and How Old Is the Universe? (Princeton).
Crédit image: David A. Weintraub [credit: Vanderbilt University]
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Weintraub, David A.
- Nom légal
- Weintraub, David Andrew
- Date de naissance
- 1958-06-25
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Études
- University of California, Los Angeles
Yale University
State College Area High School - Professions
- astronomer
editor
author
Professor of Astronomy - Organisations
- Vanderbilt University
University of Florida
University of California, Los Angeles
Santa Monica Community College
American Astronomical Society
Astronomical Society of the Pacific (tout afficher 7)
American Physical Society - Prix et distinctions
- Chancellor’s Cup, Vanderbilt University (2001)
Jeffrey Nordhaus Undergraduate Teaching Award (2003)
Chancellor’s Award for Research, Vanderbilt University (2005)
Thomas Jefferson Distinguished Service Award (2009)
Ernest A. Jones Faculty Advisor Award (2011)
Faculty of the Year Award, Sigma Xi Fraternity, Vanderbilt Chapter (2012) (tout afficher 7)
John Wiley Jones Distinguished Lecturer, Rochester Institute of Technology (2012)
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To write this book, pose the question of the observable universe's age as a somewhat arbitrary focusing tool and use it to give an up-to-date popular-level account of the sciences of astronomy and astrophysics. Very competently done. The question's answer is currently reckoned to be 13.7 billion years.
Interesting review of the history of what people consider planets, starting before Earth was recognized as one, and ending with the current controversy surrounding Pluto. Lively and entertaining.
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- Œuvres
- 4
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 140
- Popularité
- #146,473
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 18
- Langues
- 3
Well, not exactly individual religions. Given that there are so many flavors of Christianity, he addresses many of the different sects in discrete chapters. And then he goes off in to the non-Christian religions. I was surprised to see Jainism and the Bahá'í Faith!
There is a lot of information packed into this book. Weintraub did his research, and this is rather academic. His conclusions might actually work in theory, but I suspect for the common practitioners of the different religions - most of whom that I'm encountered seem to not really know that much about their faiths that isn't told to them from the pulpit or dais - might not agree with the doctrines.… (plus d'informations)