The Alma Telescope: The Story of a Science Mega-Project

by Adele L. Plunkett, Paul A Vanden Bout, Robert L. Dickman

ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, situated high in the Chilean desert, is the largest ground-based telescope on Earth. This is an insiders' account of how this complex mega-project came to fruition from authors with intimate knowledge of its past and present. The separate roots of ALMA in the United States, Europe, and Japan are traced to their merger into an international partnership involving more than 20 countries. The book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009279688
• ISBN13: 9781009279680
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"