{"product_id":"the-day-we-found-the-universe-paperback","title":"The Day We Found the Universe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarcia Bartusiak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe riveting and mesmerizing story behind a watershed period in human history, the discovery of the startling size and true nature of our universe.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn New Years Day in 1925, a young Edwin Hubble released his finding that our Universe was far bigger, eventually measured as a thousand trillion times larger than previously believed. Hubble's proclamation sent shock waves through the scientific community. Six years later, in a series of meetings at Mount Wilson Observatory, Hubble and others convinced Albert Einstein that the Universe was not static but in fact expanding. Here Marcia Bartusiak reveals the key players, battles of will, clever insights, incredible technology, ground-breaking research, and wrong turns made by the early investigators of the heavens as they raced to uncover what many consider one of most significant discoveries in scientific history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcia Bartusiak\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author whose previous books include \u003ci\u003eThrough a Universe Darkly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThursday's Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEinstein's Unfinished Symphony\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArchives of the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in such publications as \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches at MIT and lives in Sudbury, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 7.98 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776164659488,"sku":"9780307276605","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8c300dd6d1a0f4badd803fe74abcb2df.webp?v=1780473685","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-day-we-found-the-universe-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}