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> September 19, 1997
Sir Martin Rees: A conversation with Great Britain's
Astronomer Royal about the universe - or universes.
Many people accept the theory that around 15 billion years ago, our universe was created through a tremendous explosion known as the Big Bang. But what exactly happened when the Big Bang banged is still an open question.
How exactly did the Big Bang work? Was our universe the only one created through this cataclysmic event, or could other, alternate universes having physical laws very different from our own have been created at the same instant?
In this hour of Science Friday, guest host Richard Harris talks to Great Britain's Astronomer Royal about things astronomical, from cosmology and black holes to relativity and alternate universes.
Guests:
Sir Martin Rees
Great Britain's Astronomer Royal
Royal Society Professor
King's College, Cambridge University
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Books/Articles Discussed:
"Before the Beginning: Our Universe and Others" by Sir Martin Rees. 1997: Helix Books/Addison Wesley Longman. ISBN #0-201-15142-1
Related links:
The Royal Society
Cambridge University's Institute of Astronomy
A
Rees-moderated debate on "The Distance Scale to Gamma Ray Bursters"
Cosmology
from NASA's MAP project
a Q&A from NASA's ASCA Project
Black Holes from
Newton's Apple
Relativity
Faster than Light Travel and Relativity
An online book on relativity
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