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02621aam a22004094i 4500 001 D72AE102478411E8A092F8F896128E48 003 SILO 005 20180424010049 008 171205t20182018nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2017057199 020 $a 1324000910 020 $a 9781324000914 035 $a (OCoLC)988276677 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d GK8 $d ON8 $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QB991.B54 $b K43 2018 082 00 $a 523.1/8079 $2 23 100 1 $a Keating, Brian $q (Brian Gregory), $e author. 245 10 $a Losing the Nobel Prize : $b a story of cosmology, ambition, and the perils of science's highest honor / $c Brian Keating. 264 1 $a New York : $b W.W. Norton & Company, $c [2018] 300 $a xxi, 326 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 25 cm 520 $a The inside story of a quest to unlock one of cosmology's biggest mysteries, derailed by the lure of the Nobel Prize. What would it have been like to be an eyewitness to the Big Bang? In 2014, astronomers wielding BICEP2, the most powerful cosmology telescope ever made, thought they'd glimpsed the spark that ignited the Big Bang. Millions around the world tuned in to the announcement, and Nobel whispers began to spread. But had these cosmologists truly read the cosmic prologue or, driven by ambition in pursuit of Nobel gold, had they been deceived by a galactic mirage? In Losing the Nobel Prize, cosmologist Brian Keating--who first conceived of the BICEP (Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization) experiments--tells the inside story of BICEP2's detection and the ensuing scientific drama. Along the way, Keating provocatively argues that the Nobel Prize actually hampers scientific progress by encouraging speed and competition while punishing inclusivity, collaboration, and bold innovation. To build on BICEP2's efforts to reveal the cosmos' ultimate secrets--indeed, to advance science itself--the Nobel Prize must be radically reformed. -- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Big bang theory. 650 0 $a Astronomy $x Awards. 650 0 $a Cosmology. 650 0 $a Science $x Methodology. 650 0 $a Nobel Prizes. 941 $a 6 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012025812.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230706013604.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200529013710.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110073641.0 952 $l MCPB423 $d 20190926105211.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006114624.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D72AE102478411E8A092F8F896128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search