Joseph Silk

Joseph Silk (born 3 December 1942) is an English-born astronomer and the Savilian Chair of Astronomy at the University of Oxford. Sourced The left hand of creation Title of book The Infinite has to be a relative concept. Go any distance: an infinite space means that there is more to be explored. The Infinite Cosmos, Page 1 Our knowledge of physics only takes us back so far. Before this instant of cosmic time, all the laws of physics or chemistry are as evanescent as rings of smoke. The Infinite Cosmos, Page 3 The Dark Side of the Universe, 2007 The Dark Side of the Universe, article in "Astronomy and Geophysics", April 2007, pages 2.30-2.38 Science is paramount, but presents no challenge to a creed that rests on faith-based belief. Page 2.30 The beauty of science and the nature of scientific revelations constitute part of the modern theologian's perspective and toolbox. Page 2.30 Four predictions of the Big Bang Theory have now been verified - surely enough to quench even the most biased critics. Page 2.30 One can always find inflationary models to explain whatever phenomenon is represented by the flavour of the month. Page 2.38 Nowadays, cosmology seems rather unexciting. Page 2.38 External links 0000-0002-1566-8148 0000 0001 2320 1671 VIAF=31971989 120981556 225166 n79090652 cb12441319f Category:Immigrants to the United States Category:University of Oxford faculty Category:Astronomers from the United States Category:Jews from the United Kingdom Category:1942 births Category:Living people Category:Academics from the United States Category:Jews from the United States Category:Astronomers from England Category:People from London Category:University of California, Berkeley faculty Category:University of Cambridge alumni Category:Harvard University alumni