"Gribbin is a confident, engaging guide . . . a lovingly rendered history."--Joshua Sokol, Wall Street Journal "A lively and accessible look at how astronomers determined the age of our universe."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "An exciting chronicle of a monumental scientific accomplishment by a scientist who participated in the measuring of the age of the universe."--Kirkus Reviews "13.8 is a book that hits readers with unrelenting detail. And with a story as grand as this one, that's exactly the way a good science book should have it. Nothing will be lost here, and everything--a clear understanding--will be gained."--David Eicher, Astronomy "13.8 is a welcome and relatively quick read for cosmology buffs, students, and amateur astronomers."--Booklist "This well-written book on the history of thought on the age of the universe . . . is engaging and illuminating. . . . Gribbin's account of this remarkable scientific achievement is lucid and accessible to all readers."--Choice
