{"product_id":"first-light-the-search-for-the-edge-of-the-universe-paperback","title":"First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Preston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven years before Richard Preston wrote about horrifying viruses in \u003ci\u003eThe Hot Zone, \u003c\/i\u003e he turned his attention to the cosmos. In \u003ci\u003eFirst Light\u003c\/i\u003e, he demonstrates his gift for creating an exciting and absorbing narrative around a complex scientific subject--in this case the efforts by astronomers at the Palomar Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains of California to peer to the farthest edges of space through the Hale Telescope, attempting to solve the riddle of the creation of the universe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Preston's name became a household word with \u003ci\u003eThe Hot Zone, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich sold nearly 800,000 copies in hardcover, was on \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times's\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list for 42 weeks, and was the subject of countless magazine and newspaper articles. Preston has become a sought-after commentator on popular science subjects.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Preston received The Overseas Press Club of America's 1995 Whitman Bassow Award for \"best reporting in any medium on environmental issues\" for \u003cb\u003eThe Hot Zone. First Light\u003c\/b\u003e, Preston's first book, won the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award. He is a regular contributor to \u003cb\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e. Preston lives in Princeton, New Jersey, with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9.06 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45818654130220,"sku":"9780812991857","price":23.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/zy_8qAJxKJ9780812991857.webp?v=1784364925","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/first-light-the-search-for-the-edge-of-the-universe-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}