A scientific and global exploration of physics experiments that change the way we understand our universe.

Why is the universe expanding? What is the nature of dark matter? Are there other universes? In this book, science writer Anil Ananthaswamy embarks on a global journey to some of the most inaccessible and dramatic research locations in the world, to closely observe the daring physics experiments being conducted to answer profound questions about the nature of the universe.

From the Atacama desert in the Andes of Chile to the European Southern Observatory and the Very Large Telescope on Mount Paranal, as well as deep within an abandoned iron mine in Minnesota and in East Antarctica, Ananthaswamy weaves stories about the people and places at the heart of cosmological research.

Explaining the colossal questions scientists are attempting to answer, Ananthaswamy offers an accessible and unique portrait of the universe and our quest to understand it. A stunning, enthralling, and illuminating read, The Edge of Physics depicts science as a human process and brings cosmology with all its rarified concepts closer to our everyday lives.

Pages: 320, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm