Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos

"Superb...It is by mixing the personal and the cosmic in his reporting, just as the scientists mix them in their lives, that Mr. Overbye has managed to write such a good book."—The Economist

"One of the great intellectual dramas of the twentieth century comes blazingly to life in this passionate, challenging, and intensely exciting book."—Wendy Smith, Newsday

"Written with such wit and verve that it is hard not to zip through in one sitting."—Martin Gardner, Washington Post

"This is one of the most ambitious popularizations of science to be attempted in recent memory. Seldem has any science journalist said so much, so well, in so few pages." —Timothy Ferris, Scientific American

"For his sense of the culture of science — the traditions, the slang, the rivalries, the unwritten rules — Mr. Overbye makes a wonderful tour guide."—James Gleick, New York Times Book Review