The Very First Light: The True Inside Story Of The ... (ISBN 0465015751)

Very Informative..One of Best Scientific Journals I've read:
This is a great book. And every physicist, future-physicist, or any science lover should really read this book. One of best ways to get the brief summary of whole history of cosmology, while learning about the satellite that proves one of most famous theory we have in physics: big bang. I had borrowed this from library, and I loved it so much, I went ahead and bought a copy, and am in process of re-reading it. Really cool. Check it out!

If this one doesn't make you laugh and weep, I surrender.:
the very first light is a luminous book, filled with the joys and sorrows of physical experimentation at its best. This is some of the best science journalism I have ever read. I know some of the people so lovingly and painstakingly described: they are honest portraits, beaut- ifully rendered. The range of emotions runs the gamut: the highs, the lows, the trill of discovery, the constant re- trenching to make experimental packages of equiptment cheaper, smaller, cheaper, fool proof. This is one of the most human books ever written about scientists. Please, don't miss it.

Beautiful story of a major breakthrough:
The story of how mankind first came to understand what the microwave background describes is related. The first rate science done by the entire COBE team is a great example of what people are capable of. Mather's account of the COBE project and its science is a priceless account since he was the head scientist of the project. He writes about the cosmology as well as the instrument science in a very easy to understand way.