Modern Astronomy: Expanding the Universe (Milestones in Discovery and Invention)

Discusses astronomy, and the technology associated with it, as an intricate part of daily life rather than an isolated science, and includes a glossary, a general bibliography, sidebars, and suggestions for further reading. PREFACE......Page 10 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 14 INTRODUCTION......Page 16 Changing Views of the Universe......Page 17 A Three-Way Dance......Page 18 GEORGE ELLERY HALE AND LARGE OPTICALTELESCOPES......Page 22 New Tools for Astronomy......Page 23 Teen Astronomer......Page 24 Pioneer Astrophysicist......Page 25 Thrilling Pieces of Glass......Page 26 Building an Observatory......Page 27 From Refractors to Reflectors......Page 28 Mount Wilson Develops......Page 31 Sunspotting......Page 33 The Biggest Telescope of All......Page 35 Humble Beginnings......Page 40 Mystery Clouds......Page 41 From Battlefield to Mountaintop......Page 42 An Island Universe......Page 43 Classifying Galaxies......Page 45 Shifting Spectra......Page 47 Runaway Universe......Page 50 Astronomy Star......Page 51 Chronology......Page 52 GROTE REBER AND RADIO ASTRONOMY......Page 56 Invisible Light......Page 57 Jansky’s Merry-Go-Round......Page 58 The First Radio Telescope......Page 60 Maps of the Radio Sky......Page 61 A Farsighted Prediction......Page 62 A Long-Lived Pioneer......Page 63 Radio Telescopes Today......Page 67 Chronology......Page 68 GEORGE GAMOW AND THE BIG BANG......Page 73 Quantum Genius......Page 74 From Atoms to Stars......Page 75 Birth of the Elements......Page 76 A Testable Prediction......Page 79 Echoes of the Big Bang......Page 81 A Wide-Ranging Intellect......Page 82 Chronology......Page 84 FRANK DRAKE AND THE SEARCH FOREXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE......Page 88 Dreaming of Intelligent Life......Page 89 Searching for Radio Signals......Page 90 The Drake Equation......Page 91 Establishing a Career......Page 92 The Pioneer Plaque......Page 94 More Messages to the Stars......Page 95 From Golden Fleece to National Goal......Page 97 Rising from the Ashes......Page 98 The Father of SETI......Page 101 Chronology......Page 103 RICCARDO GIACCONI AND X-RAY ASTRONOMY......Page 108 A New Kind of Telescope......Page 109 X-Ray Star......Page 111 Unequal Partners......Page 113 The First Black Holes......Page 115 Einstein......Page 117 Hard-Driving Manager......Page 118 Chandra......Page 119 Chronology......Page 122 LYMAN SPITZER, JR., AND THEHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE......Page 127 From Sonar to Stars......Page 128 Pioneering Research......Page 129 Impossible Dream?......Page 130 Progress in Space......Page 132 A Disastrous Mistake......Page 134 Amazing Hubble......Page 137 Space Telescope Legacy......Page 139 Chronology......Page 140 Window on the Stars......Page 145 Circling Galaxies......Page 147 A Lumpy Cosmos......Page 148 A Surprise in Andromeda......Page 150 The Rubin-Ford Effect......Page 152 Enormous Fun......Page 155 Chronology......Page 156 GEOFFREY MARCY, PAUL BUTLER, ANDEXTRASOLAR PLANETS......Page 159 Planet-Hunting Dreams......Page 160 An Inspiring Class......Page 161 Watching for a Wobble......Page 162 The First Exoplanets......Page 163 A String of Spectacular Finds......Page 164 Strange Worlds......Page 166 Future Planet Hunts......Page 167 Looking for a New Home......Page 171 Chronology......Page 172 SAUL PERLMUTTER, BRIAN SCHMIDT, ANDDARK ENERGY......Page 176 Exploding “Candles”......Page 177 The Supernova Cosmology Project......Page 179 The High-Z Supernova Search Team......Page 181 Big Questions......Page 184 Astounding Conclusions......Page 185 New Picture of the Universe......Page 187 Future Research......Page 188 No Final Answers......Page 190 Chronology......Page 191 CHRONOLOGY......Page 198 GLOSSARY......Page 202 FURTHER RESOURCES......Page 212 INDEX......Page 218 From Edwin Hubble to George Gamow to Geoffrey Marcy, this work illuminates the lives and achievements of these innovative scientists. It offers the readers with an understanding of the common threads that intertwine the astronomers' lives; the political, economic, and social events of their times; and the developments that preceded their research. Illuminates the lives and achievements of 12 innovative scientists whose research and work in new technologies brought about a revolution in the understanding of time and space during the 20th century Identifies specific scientists and their contributions to advances and discoveries in astronomy