God's Magnificent Universe

by George Withbroe

Overview

God's Magnificent Universe is a book about the relationship between God, the universe and us. It summarizes some of the characteristics and history of our universe and discusses some possible implications concerning the nature of the Creator and why the Creator established a universe like ours. The book uses astronomical images from ground and space-based telescopes to illustrate some features of the universe.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148342304
Publisher:	George Withbroe
Publication date:	02/16/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

For 26 years the author worked as an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics where he also served as an Associate Director and Head of the Solar-Stellar Physics Division. This was followed by a decade as a Science Program/Division Director at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC where he was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal and NASA Medal for Outstanding Leadership. After retiring from NASA the author had part-time scientific research positions at George Mason University (Research Professor) and University of Minnesota (Adjunct Professor). Currently he has an unpaid appointment as an Adjunct Professor at Minnesota.
Dr. Withbroe has authored or coauthored 128 papers published in the scientific literature and nearly 200 presentations at national and international scientific conferences. He has served on a variety of scientific advisory committees for governmental agencies (NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Foundation, Naval Research Laboratory, European Space Agency) and the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences.