Ananthaswamy, Anil

The Edge of Physics: A Journey to Earth's Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe

Houghton Mifflin:
New York: 2010
First edition, Hardcover, New in dust jacket,
322 pp
Cover artwork by: Brian Moore

This sucker came highly recommended to us from several different directions. I like this. Anil goes to remote, desolate and dangerous places on the earth. Not in search of adventure, but in search of answers to questions relating to: The expansion of the universe, dark matter (do you even believe ‘dark matter’?), other universes. Okay, so maybe Anil doesn’t find all the answers, but it seems like just going to these clear-skied and extreme locations may help him to understand the nature of these difficult scientific pursuits. It’s the kind of science of interest to science fiction fans, no?   #43900