Before the Big Bang: The Origins of the Universe
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| Author | Ernest J Sternglass |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Cosmology |
| Published | 1997 |
| Publisher | Basic Books |
| Pages | 294 |
| ISBN | 1568581890 |
Before the Big Bang: The Origins of the Universe is a 1997 book by the physicist Ernest J Sternglass, published by Four Walls Eight Windows / Basic Books.
Overview
Sternglass proposes a cosmology in which, before the Big Bang, all the mass of the universe was contained in a single ultramassive "primeval atom" — an electron and a positron orbiting each other at nearly the speed of light — a modern development of Georges Lemaître's primeval-atom idea. Over vast times this system divided repeatedly, laying down the dense "seeds" of galaxies and superclusters, until "motional energy" set off the Big Bang. Along the way the book offers a tour of modern particle physics and cosmology and recounts Sternglass's personal exchanges with Einstein, de Broglie, Bohr, and Feynman. His theory has not been accepted by mainstream cosmologists.
About the author
Ernest J. Sternglass (1923–2015) was an American physicist (electron optics and low-light imaging) and professor emeritus of radiological physics at the University of Pittsburgh. He was also widely known as an anti-nuclear activist studying the health effects of low-level radiation.
Publication details
- Author: Ernest J Sternglass
- Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows / Basic Books
- Published: 1997 (later edition 2001)
- Pages: 294
- ISBN: 1568581890
Links to Purchase Book
- Before the Big Bang (Amazon)