9. HOME FIRES

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. 1. NOTED YOUNG MEN OF SCIENCE 1
4. 2. GLARUS THRUST 15
5. ON THE TRAIL OF ZWICKY’S GHOST: The Skeleton of the Universe
6. 3. THE BIGGER AND BETTER ELEPHANT 29
7. 4. QUANTUM STEAK AND MATRIX SALAD 47
8. 5. THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE AND TIRED LIGHT 57
9. ON THE TRAIL OF ZWICKY’S GHOST: The Skeleton of the Universe
10. 6. NEW ALLIANCES, NEW PHYSICS 77
11. 7. TILTING AT WINDMILLS 107
12. 8. ROCKET MAN 117
13. 9. HOME FIRES 138
14. 10. SECRET MISSIONS, FINDING VON BRAUN 148
15. 11. THE MARCH INTO SPACE 164
16. 12. BRIDGES IN SPACE 184
17. 13. DOMESTIC LIFE 203
18. ON THE TRAIL OF ZWICKY’S GHOST: Did Dark Matter Rattle Its Chains?
19. 14. McCARTHY AND SPUTNIK 217
20. 15. BLUE STARS AND QUASARS 240
21. 16. BANISHMENT: EVEN THE OLD LION MUST ROAR 256
22. 17. YOUNG AMERICA GOING TO POT 271
23. 18. MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION 280
24. ON THE TRAIL OF ZWICKY’S GHOST: Mystery Unsolved
25. 19. A SCIENTIFIC INDIVIDUAL 293
26. NOTES 313
27. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 337
28. ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 341
29. INDEX 343