The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter

For nearly a century, astronomers have known that the visible universe accounts for only a small fraction of its total mass. The rest appears to consist of an invisible substance—dark matter—that neither emits nor reflects light but exerts a powerful gravitational influence on galaxies and the cosmos itself.
Science writer Govert Schilling recounts the remarkable quest to uncover the nature of this elusive component of the universe. Following the story from the first astronomical clues to today's cutting-edge observatories, underground detectors, and particle accelerators, he introduces the scientists whose discoveries transformed modern cosmology and explains why dark matter remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in physics.
Combining lucid scientific explanation with the excitement of discovery, The Elephant in the Universe is an engaging account of humanity's ongoing search for the invisible matter that shapes the cosmos.