The baby universe’s first cry

A million years in five seconds

By Kenneth Chang
Posted 09/01/04
Whittle and a model of the universe created by NASA’s WMAP Science Team.

Whittle and a model of the universe created by NASA’s WMAP Science Team.
Photo by Jack Mellott.

Kenneth Chang’s article about Mark Whittle and the Big Bang originally appeared in the New York Times and was reprinted here with permission through September 30, 2004. The original story is available in the New York Times archives.

A link to the sound can be found on Dr. Whittle’s home page.

Kenneth Chang is a writer for the New York Times.