Igor Novikov almost (but not quite) made the second most important cosmological discovery of the 20th century when he and a colleague missed the 鈥渁fterglow鈥� of the big bang. His name is common currency to astronomers. But he deserves a wider audience and his Black Holes and the Universe (Canto, 拢5.95 pbk, ISBN 0 521 55870 0) 鈥� a delightful popular book 鈥� should see to that.
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