Wallace H. Tucker Books

The book offers a captivating exploration of the universe through the lens of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, highlighting its unique ability to reveal phenomena invisible to traditional telescopes. Organized into three parts, it delves into the cosmic web and dark matter in "The Big," investigates the mysteries of neutron stars and black holes in "The Bad," and celebrates the beauty of stars and potential life on exoplanets in "The Beautiful." Wallace H. Tucker weaves together engaging stories that illuminate the high-energy universe and its wonders.

From the first proposal for a large X-ray telescope in 1970 to the deployment of Chandra by the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1999, this book chronicles the technical feats, political struggles, and personal dramas that transformed an inspired vision into the world's supreme X-ray observatory. schovat popis