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Chargement... Secrets of the Hoary Deep: A Personal History of Modern Astronomypar Riccardo Giacconi
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Space based astronomy is only 60-some years old depending on how you date it. The last 50 years have seen a revolution in our knowledge of the universe. Back in 1953 there was no Hubble telescope and the idea of doing astronomy at the fringes of the spectrum was just being formed. 'Secrets of the Hoary Deep' is an intellectual autobiography by one of the pioneers of X-Ray Astronomy. In fact I would go so far as to call Dr. Riccardo Giacconi one of the founding fathers of the field. This is also the story of a post doc who made his way to the US from Italy after surviving World War 2. The mix of personal and the technical gives the reader a feel for the challenges of establishing a new science. Giacconi honors colleagues and family for the roles they played, but he also shares the frustrations that come from doing 'big science' in 20th century America. The only frustration I had with the book was the limited number of photographs. It would have been interesting to see photos of the early sounding rocket flights or see the good Doctor at the Cape. An excellent addition to any astronomer's library. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"Nobel Prize winner Riccardo Giacconi's highly personal account of the birth and evolution of x-ray astronomy reveals the science, people, and institutional settings behind this incalculably important and deeply influential discipline." "Part history, part memoir, and part cutting-edge science, Secrets of the Hoary Deep is the tale of x-ray astronomy from its infancy through what can only be called its early adulthood. It also offers the companion story of how the tools, techniques, and practices designed to support and develop x-ray astronomy were transferred to optical, infrared, and radio astronomy, dramatically altering the face of modern space exploration. Giacconi relates the basic techniques developed at American Science and Engineering and explains how, where, and by whom the science was advanced."--Jacket. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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