Alan Guth
Author of The Inflationary Universe
About the Author
Image credit: Physicist Alan Guth at Trinity College, Cambridge, UK. December, 2007. Photo by Betsy Devine aka Flickr user Betsythedevine
Works by Alan Guth
Associated Works
Readings in Cosmology and Extragalactic Astronomy: Physics 361-01 Cosmology, Spring Semester 1995 (1995) — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Guth, Alan
- Legal name
- Guth, Alan Harvey
- Birthdate
- 1947-02-27
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
- Places of residence
- New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS|Physics|1968)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS|Physics|1969)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD|Physics|1972) - Occupations
- physicist
university professor - Relationships
- Low, Francis E. (doctoral advisor)
- Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Awards and honors
- Oskar Klein Medal (1991)
Fundamental Physics Prize (2012)
Franklin Medal
Isaac Newton Medal (2009)
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The Inflationary Universe by Alan Guth
Soylentgreen23 hit it on the head when he/she praised the human characters in this very readable 'autobiography'. After re-reading the book, the physics became clearer, though still 90% submersed in specialized knowledge.
The book is more interesting than the field it describes - or so is my opinion of it. I have studied Physics to degree level, and I am happy to concede that I have little clue about the science behind the Inflationary Principal. That said, as popular science books go, this is quite interesting, and well-written.
Guth does a grand job of relating the affairs and lives of scientists searching for the truth of cosmic origins - those ideas might be well out of reach for most of us, but at least the characters behind the story are human.… (more)
Guth does a grand job of relating the affairs and lives of scientists searching for the truth of cosmic origins - those ideas might be well out of reach for most of us, but at least the characters behind the story are human.… (more)
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