The Universe in a Mirror The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It 1st Edition by Robert Zimmerman ISBN 978-0691132976 ‎ 0691132976

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ISBN 10:    ‎ 0691132976

ISBN 13: 978-0691132976

Author: Robert Zimmerman
The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. It has transformed our understanding of the universe around us, revealing new information about its age and evolution, the life cycle of stars, and the very existence of black holes, among other startling discoveries. The Universe in a Mirror tells the story of this telescope and the visionaries responsible for its extraordinary accomplishments.
Robert Zimmerman takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most ambitious scientific instruments ever sent into space. After World War II, astronomer Lyman Spitzer and a handful of scientists waged a fifty-year struggle to build the first space telescope capable of seeing beyond Earth’s atmospheric veil. Zimmerman shows how many of the telescope’s advocates sacrificed careers and family to get it launched, and how others devoted their lives to Hubble only to have their hopes and reputations shattered when its mirror was found to be flawed. This is the story of an idea that would not die–and of the dauntless human spirit. Illustrated with striking color images, The Universe in a Mirror describes the heated battles between scientists and bureaucrats, the perseverance of astronauts to repair and maintain the telescope, and much more. Hubble, and the men and women behind it, opened a rare window onto the universe, dazzling humanity with sights never before seen.

This book tells their remarkable story.

Table of contents: 

1. Foggy Vision

2. Slow Start

3. Getting Money

4. Building It

5. Saving It

6. New Phenomena Not Yet Imagined

7. Abandonment

8. The Lure of the Unknown

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