Cosmic Dispatches: The New York Times Reports on Astronomy and Cosmology

by John Noble Wilford (Editor)

A collection of articles and essays by the award-winning science reporters of The New York Times discusses recent discoveries in the field of astronomy and the new developments in technology that have allowed scientists to probe deeply into the universe and its phenomena.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2000

About the author

John Noble Wilford is a science correspondent for 'The New York Times'. He has won two Pulitzer Prizes (1984 & 1987). He was the McGraw Lecturer at Princeton University in 1985, and Professor of Science Journalism at the University of Tennessee in 1989-1990. In 1998, he was elected tot the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Wilford has worked for 'The Wall Street Journal', 'Time', and, since 1965, the 'Times'.