Just a quick (hopefully) note for those studying astronomy/astrophysics. The following 2 books should probably be recommended resources for all students:
Astronomy Methods
Astrophysics Concepts
They are absolutely easy to read and elegantly...
It's a question we always get from the general public. Here's just a couple of ways in which astronomy and astrophysics have impacted (and are still having an impact) on our world at present:
- Astrophysics spawned the filed of High-Energy Physics when a physicist (Victor Hess), some 100 years...
There's certainly no need for a creator in all this. But just remember for those who believe in one -- he/she/it would probably be classed as a scientist or engineer, and he/she/it would therefore probably frown upon any individual that didn't critically question he/she/it's existence. Belief...
Good luck with everything and we'll no doubt see you 'out there' in the research community when you finish.
Cheers (or should that be 'Live long and prosper!' :-)
Hi KeplerJunior,
Nice to see you interested in joining the 'fold' so to speak. As both an astronomer and astrophysicist, and with a background in environmental engineering, I find that chemistry is both interesting and useful; however, the chemistry used for both astronomy and astrophysics...