LEADER 03967nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910972885603321 005 20251116182039.0 010 $a9781400834761 010 $a1400834767 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400834761 035 $a(CKB)2550000001095965 035 $a(EBL)1249435 035 $a(OCoLC)854974438 035 $a(DE-B1597)446726 035 $a(OCoLC)979581862 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400834761 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1249435 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31773070 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31773070 035 $a(Perlego)734836 035 $a(OCoLC)1470860530 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001095965 100 $a20071212d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe universe in a mirror $ethe saga of the Hubble Telescope and the visionaries who built it /$fRobert Zimmerman 205 $aWith a New afterword by the author 210 $aPrinceton, NJ ;$aWoodstock $cPrinceton University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (331 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780691146355 311 08$a0691146357 311 08$a9781299712898 311 08$a1299712894 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tILLUSTRATIONS -- $tPREFACE -- $t1. Foggy Vision -- $t2. Slow Start -- $t3. Getting Money -- $t4. Building It -- $t5. Saving It -- $t6. "New Phenomena Not Yet Imagined" -- $t7. Abandonment -- $t8. The Lure of the Unknown -- $tAfterword to the Paperback Edition -- $tNOTES -- $tBIBLIOGRAPHY -- $tINDEX 330 $aThe Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. It has transformed our understanding of the universe around us, revealing new information about its age and evolution, the life cycle of stars, and the very existence of black holes, among other startling discoveries. But it took an amazing amount of work and perseverance to get the first space telescope up and running. The Universe in a Mirror tells the story of this telescope and the visionaries responsible for its extraordinary accomplishments. Robert Zimmerman takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most ambitious scientific instruments ever sent into space. After World War II, astronomer Lyman Spitzer and a handful of scientists waged a fifty-year struggle to build the first space telescope capable of seeing beyond Earth's atmospheric veil. Zimmerman shows how many of the telescope's advocates sacrificed careers and family to get it launched, and how others devoted their lives to Hubble only to have their hopes and reputations shattered when its mirror was found to be flawed. This is the story of an idea that would not die--and of the dauntless human spirit. Illustrated with striking color images, The Universe in a Mirror describes the heated battles between scientists and bureaucrats, the perseverance of astronauts to repair and maintain the telescope, and much more. Hubble, and the men and women behind it, opened a rare window onto the universe, dazzling humanity with sights never before seen. This book tells their remarkable story. A new afterword updates the reader on the May 2009 Hubble service mission and looks to the future of astronomy, including the prospect of a new space telescope to replace Hubble. 606 $aOrbiting astronomical observatories 606 $aSpace astronomy$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aOuter space$xExploration 615 0$aOrbiting astronomical observatories. 615 0$aSpace astronomy$xHistory 676 $a522/.2919 700 $aZimmerman$b Robert$f1953-$01187964 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910972885603321 996 $aThe universe in a mirror$94531068 997 $aUNINA