The Universe In A Mirror: The Saga Of The Hubble Space Telescope And The Visionaries Who Built It

摘要

It's altogether appropriate that a book about the Hubble Space Telescope should refer to its history as a saga. From an incorrectly ground mirror that diminished its capabilities for its first several years of service to its eventual status as the most famous and lauded scientific instrument in the world, the Hubble has endured its share of drama, as witnessed by the protracted battle to keep it operating. In The Universe in a Mirror, historian and science writer Robert Zimmerman not only offers more details about the Hubble soap operas that many of us know but also provides information about the telescope's conception, design, construction, and launch that most of us don't. In the process, he tells the stories of many of the people behind the instrument-the astronomers, other scientists, politicians, and administrators who will forever be linked with the telescope and its contributions.