Cosmology’s Century: An Inside History of Our Modern Understanding of the Universe

”Peebles o?ers a remarkable account of how, over the course of a century, researchers in several disparate areas of physics, astronomy, and cosmology pursued questions about the nature and evolution of the universe. Cosmology’s Century is a welcome and valuable tour of a fascinating intellectual adventure.” – David Kaiser, author of How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival

”An inspiring history of cosmic ideas.” – Joseph Silk, author of The Infinite Cosmos: Questions from the Frontiers of Cosmology

”Peebles offers a broad and deep description of cosmology, presenting the history of the field as well as many of the side turns, dead ends, and wrong paths that researchers explored along the way. I really enjoyed reading this book.” – David W. Hogg, New York University