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Connie Z. Reider (author Photo) Very good in Very good jacket. Format is approximately 9.25 inches by 10.25 inches. 195, [7] pages Illustrations (color). Foreword by Riccardo Giacconi, Preface. Chapters: The Story So Far; What Our Eyes Can't See; From Cradle to Grave; No Place Like Home; Fires in the Sky; There Monsters Lie; Cosmic Pools of energy; The Ancient Past; and The Journey Continues. Index. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Inscription reads To Ruth--Hope you enjoy these new views of the cosmos. You are a great friend! Best Wishes Always, Kim Weaver. Dr. Kimberly A. Weaver (born April 19, 1964 in Morgantown, West Virginia) is an American astrophysics astronomer and professor. She has worked with NASA on several research projects. She is often seen on television programs about astronomy. She is an expert in the area of x-ray astronomy. At Goddard's Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics, Weaver focused on x-ray astronomy, particularly the Constellation X satellite project, which is part of NASA's "Beyond Einstein" program. During her tenure at Goddard, she also worked extensively with the Chandra X-ray Telescope where many important observations were made with respect to starburst galaxies, black holes and other astronomical phenomena. In addition to Chandra, Weaver has worked with other x-ray telescopes such as the XXM-Newton, RXTE, and the BeppoSAX, satellites. In 2005 she was on assignment to the California Institute of Technology as the Spitzer Program Scientist. Weaver works at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center as an Astrophysicist. Weaver is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University. The universe is filled with extreme events: galactic collisions, supernovae eruptions, and stellar implosions. Although not always visible through optical telescopes, these processes generate x-rays, high-energy particles that travel at the speed of light. The Violent Universe reveals how astronomers use color to understand the energy and intensity of these x-rays in the process transforming invisible particles into gorgeous images of the cosmos and how these scientists discover more about the exotic objects that produce them. Kimberly Weaver traces the development of x-ray astronomy from the 1950s, when the first artificial satellites began transmitting information from deep space. By juxtaposing a selection of images from optical telescopes with those of cutting-edge x-ray telescopes, she illustrates the way x-ray astronomy captures energy and activity that cannot be seen in visible light. The book is illustrated with stunning four-color images of galaxies, quasars, pulsars, and black holes captured by Chandra, an enormous x-ray satellite that orbits Earth from a distance 200 times higher than that of the Hubble Space Telescope. The Violent Universe makes plain the amazing new astronomy that has unmasked the thunderous cosmos, a dynamic science that daily creates breathtaking art.
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