OpinionJune 2, 2020
Decoding the Universe
An insider’s look at the history and sociology of modern cosmology
Stories by P. J. E. Peebles
P. J. E. Peebles is professor emeritus of physics at Princeton University. He shared the 2019 Nobel Prize for his research on cosmology. Peebles is the author of Cosmology's Century.
The SciencesJune 1, 1967
The Primeval Fireball
The earth is bathed in radio waves that appear to have originated at the time of the primordial "big bang." This radiation provides the cosmologist with a rare new clue to the nature of the universe