Frontmatter
CONTENTS
1. NOTED YOUNG MEN OF SCIENCE
2. GLARUS THRUST
ON THE TRAIL OF ZWICKY'S GHOST: The Skeleton of the Universe
3. THE BIGGER AND BETTER ELEPHANT
4. QUANTUM STEAK AND MATRIX SALAD
5. THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE AND TIRED LIGHT
ON THE TRAIL OF ZWICKY'S GHOST: The Skeleton of the Universe
6. NEW ALLIANCES, NEW PHYSICS
7. TILTING AT WINDMILLS
8. ROCKET MAN
9. HOME FIRES
10. SECRET MISSIONS, FINDING VON BRAUN
11. THE MARCH INTO SPACE
12. BRIDGES IN SPACE
13. DOMESTIC LIFE
ON THE TRAIL OF ZWICKY'S GHOST: Did Dark Matter Rattle Its Chains?
14. McCARTHY AND SPUTNIK
15. BLUE STARS AND QUASARS
16. BANISHMENT: EVEN THE OLD LION MUST ROAR
17. YOUNG AMERICA GOING TO POT
18. MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION
ON THE TRAIL OF ZWICKY'S GHOST: Mystery Unsolved
19. A SCIENTIFIC INDIVIDUAL
NOTES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
INDEX