John Mather: 3 books
The Very First Light
The True Inside Story of the Scientific Journey Back to the Dawn of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2008
In the early 1990s, a NASA-led team of scientists changed the way we view the universe. With the COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer) project, they showed that the microwave radiation that fills the universe must have come from the Big Bang-effectively proving the Big Bang theory beyond any doubt. It...
Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness
Being a Series of Lectures to Youth of Both Sexes, on Character, Principles, Associates, Amusements, Religion, and Marriage
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
The self-esteem fetishists who populate today's self-help circuit often contend that pleasure and unconditional self-regard are the keys to a happy life. But in this series of classic sermons, renowned Unitarian pastor and theologian John Mather Austin asserts that it is the structure supplied by self-imposed...
Large-Scale Brain Systems and Neuropsychological Testing
An Effort to Move Forward
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2016
This leading-edge volume offers a new framework for neuropsychological testing rooted in the current evidence base on large-scale brain system interactions. Expert coverage brings traditional discrete areas of cognitive functioning (e.g., attention, memory) in line with highly nuanced relationships...