Helmut Satz is Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at the University of Bielefeld in Germany, where his research focuses on thermodynamics of strongly interacting matter. He served on the staff of CERN in 1989-1995 and Brookhaven National Laboratory in 1985-1992.

This is a fine, clearly written summary of cosmology; it belongs in all college collections. RECOMMENDED.

• 1: Before the Big Bang 2: The First Particles 3: Empty Space 4: Transitions 5: The Light of the Big Bang 6: Structure and Form 7: Dark Corners 8: The End of Time

Helmut Satz is Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at the University of Bielefeld in Germany, where his research focuses on thermodynamics of strongly interacting matter. He served on the staff of CERN in 1989-1995 and Brookhaven National Laboratory in 1985-1992.

This is a fine, clearly written summary of cosmology; it belongs in all college collections. RECOMMENDED.

• 1: Before the Big Bang 2: The First Particles 3: Empty Space 4: Transitions 5: The Light of the Big Bang 6: Structure and Form 7: Dark Corners 8: The End of Time