Pillars of Creation
How the James Webb Telescope Unlocked the Secrets of the Cosmos
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- Oct 22, 2024
- Page Count
- 256 pages
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- ISBN-13
- 9780316570695
Pillars of Creation tells the story of one of the greatest scientific achievements in the history of civilization, a $10 billion instrument with a staggeringly ambitious goal: unlocking the secrets of the cosmos. Award-winning science writer Richard Panek stands us shoulder to shoulder with senior scientists as they conceive the mission, meet decades-long challenges to bring it to fruition, and, now, use its unprecedented technology to yield new discoveries about the origins of our solar system, to search for life on planets around other suns, and to trace the growth of hundreds of billions of galaxies all the way back to the birth of the first stars. The Webb telescope has captured the world’s imagination, and Pillars of Creation shows how and why—including through sixteen pages of awe-inspiring, full-color photos.
At once a testament to human ingenuity and a celebration of mankind’s biggest leap yet into the cosmos, Panek’s eye-opening book reveals our universe as we’ve never seen it before—through the lens of the James Webb Space Telescope, a marvel that is itself a pillar of creation.
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“[An] accessible account of how the Webb telescope has revolutionized the field of astronomy…. Panek tells the story with infectious enthusiasm… An essential read for anyone interested in the new frontiers of science, written with clarity and authority.”Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“In this stellar account, science writer Panek…offers a wondrous overview of Webb’s major breakthroughs… Brimming with the excitement of scientific discovery, this soars.”Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“An engaging tale of ideas clashing with reality that places the reader inside the rooms where the telescope was born… [Panek’s] journalistic training is apparent, in smooth sentences, seamless storytelling, and a knack for conveying just enough scientific detail to keep the reader educated and motivated to continue.”Science Magazine
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