Review
A high energy hook on a high energy realm of astronomy! Tucker and Giacconi present us with the contemporary view of the x-ray universe and provide an insightful mixture of personalities and politics. The story told here is a heady one of breakthroughs and breakdowns, fascination and frustration. Basic physical insights, clearly and plainly told, lace the observational discoveries together--from black holes to quasars. "The X-Ray Universe" offers the best synthesis of a revolution in modern astronomy for the interested public. -- Michael Zeilik "University of New Mexico"
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About the Author
Wallace Tucker is science spokesman for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Chandra X-ray Center. He is coauthor with his wife of numerous books on astronomy.
