Wrinkles in Time

International Bestseller

“One of the most exhilarating and absorbing books ever written about science. . . . An adventure story of a rare kind, a classic.” —New Scientist

By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, a fascinating history of the universe and a breathtaking account of George Smoot’s quest to prove the Big Bang theory—the work that won him the Noble Prize and which Stephen Hawking called “The scientific discovery of the century, if not all time.”

Astrophysicist George Smoot spent decades pursuing the origin of the cosmos, "the holy grail of science," a relentless hunt that led him from the rain forests of Brazil to the frozen wastes of Antarctica. In his search he struggled against time, the elements, and the forces of ignorance and bureaucratic insanity. Finally, after years of research, Smoot and his dedicated team of Berkeley researchers succeeded in proving the unprovable—uncovering, inarguably and for all time, the secrets of the creation of the universe. Wrinkles in Time describes this startling discovery that would usher in a new scientific age—and win Smoot the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Astrophysicist and adventurer George Smoot spent twenty years pursuing the "holy grail of science" -- a relentless hunt that led him from the rain forests of Brazil to the frozen wastes of Antarctica. For decades he persevered -- struggling against time, the elements, the forces of ignorance and bureaucratic insanity. And finally, on April 23, 1992, he made a startling announcement that would usher in a new scientific age. For George Smoot and his dedicated team of Berkeley researchers had proven the unprovable -- uncovering, inarguably and for all time, the secrets of the creation of the Universe.

“One of the most exhilarating and absorbing books ever written about science. . . . An adventure story of a rare kind, a classic.” - New Scientist

“Remarkable. . . . A rare glimpse of important science in the making and a rollicking adventure yarn all rolled into one. Wrinkles in Time breaths life and romance into science.” - New York Times Book Review

“One of the best, most understandable primers on the history and current state of cosmology available.” - Seattle Times

“Fast paced, lucid. . . . High adventure. . . . A splendid history of the universe.” - Los Angeles Times

“Impressive. . . . Long-awaited. . . . The reader needs bring nothing to the book but curiosity.” - Washington Post Book World

“George Smoot’s Wrinkles in Time has got to be one of the best books I’ve ever read. Smoot, who got the Nobel Prize in physics in 2006, is the Indiana Jones of physics: a physicist who flies all over the world to do science." - Amir D. Aczel, Toronto Globe and Mail