Mark Whittle, Professor

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1)   Brief summary:   pdf (40kb)   ascii (3.5kb)   (2 paragraphs)

2a)   Press release:   pdf (70kb)   ascii (22kb)
A 6 page description of the project in non-technical language.

2b)   Short Article:   pdf (40kb)   ascii (13kb)
Article for "Echoes": Newsletter of the Acoustical Society of America.
Somewhat different emphasis; slightly more technical (3 pages).

2c)   Longer article:   html (40kb) ascii (38kb)
Article for "Griffith Observer": Primal Scream: Sounds from the Big Bang.
General audience; fuller article, with figures and sounds. (10 pages).

3)   Web Site:  
A fairly complete account of Big Bang Acoustics, in 16 sections.
Many sounds and movies to play (and download).
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Safari best, other browsers may not work as well.
A separate collection of sounds & movies is located   here

4)   UVa / NRAO colloquium:   powerpoint   (4.4Mb)
More technical talk to UVa / NRAO astronomy faculty (5/18/04)
Wider range of topics discussed. Sound/movies not included.

5)   Audio CD version:   (Not yet available)

6)   Audio podcasts for the 2009 "365 Days of Astronomy"
Two 10-minute interviews (produced by Richard Drumm):
June 27:   "Cries from the Infant Universe"
Dec 3:     "When the Universe was Young"

Recounts of the origin of atoms, from inside stars to you and me.
Includes deeper roots in the Big Bang, and further reflections.

Web version, with figures.
PDF version (text only, no figures).
First published as three articles in India's Akashmitra (2003/4)
Prize essay in Griffith Observer Science Writing Contest (2004)

Lecture in UVa's "Designing Matter" Course (04/04)
Aims to provide a "big picture" overview.
Focuses on why Nature is so creative.

Powerpoint (8.7 MB, no movies or sounds)
PDF : Color (1/page)    Color (6/page)    B/W (6/page)
Themes explored via questions: PDF & ascii