The 4-Percent Universe
eBook - ePub

The 4-Percent Universe

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The 4-Percent Universe

About this book

Meet the players in the most fundamental scientific revolution since Copernicus The Facts of Matter It is one of the most disturbing aspects of our universe: only four per cent of it consists of the matter that makes up every star, planet, and every book. The rest is completely unknown. Acclaimed science writer Richard Panek tells the story of the handful of scientists who have spent the past few decades on a quest to unlock the secrets of "dark matter" and the even stranger substance called "dark energy". These are perhaps the greatest mysteries in science, and solving them will reshape our understanding of the universe and our place in it.
The stakes could not be higher. Panek's fast-paced narrative, filled with original, in-depth reporting and intimate, behind-the-scenes details, brings this epic story to life for the very first time.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Dedication page
  5. Epigraph
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Prologue
  9. PART I. MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
  10. 1. Let There Be Light
  11. 2. What’s Out There
  12. 3. Choosing Halos
  13. PART II. LO AND BEHOLD
  14. 4. Getting in the Game
  15. 5. Staying in the Game
  16. 6. The Game
  17. THE FACE OF THE DEEP
  18. 7. The Flat Universe Society
  19. 8. Hello, Lambda
  20. 9. The Tooth Fairy Twice
  21. PART IV. LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE
  22. 10. The Curse of the Bambino
  23. 11. The Thing
  24. 12. Must Come Down
  25. Epilogue
  26. Notes
  27. Works Cited
  28. Index
  29. About the Author