Losing the Nobel Prize by Brian Keating
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epub | 35.77 MB | English | Isbn: 1324000910 | Author: Brian Keating | Year: 2018
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The inside story of a quest to unlock one of cosmology's biggest mysteries, derailed by the lure of the Nobel Prize.
What would it have been like to be an eyewitness to the Big Bang? In 2014, astronomers wielding BICEP2, the most powerful cosmology telescope ever made, thought they'd glimpsed the spark that ignited the Big Bang. Millions around the world tuned in to the announcement, and Nobel whispers began to spread. But had these cosmologists truly read the cosmic prologue or, driven by ambition in pursuit of Nobel gold, had they been deceived by a galactic mirage?
In Losing the Nobel Prize, cosmologist Brian Keating-who first conceived of the BICEP (Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization) experiments-tells the inside story of BICEP2's detection and the ensuing scientific drama. Along the way, Keating provocatively argues that the Nobel Prize actually hampers scientific progress by encouraging speed and competition while punishing...
Category:Cosmology, Astrophysics & Space Science, Biographies of Scientists
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