Trinh Xuan Thuan

Trinh Xuan Thuan has been a professor of astronomy at the University of Virginia since 1976, where he currently teaches a course in astronomy for non-scientists. He research specializes in extragalactic astronomy and he has written many articles on galaxy formation and evolution.  He is the author of several books for the general public including The Birth of the Universe (1993) and The Secret Melody (1994).  His latest book Chaos and Harmony, a best-seller in France, was published in English in 2000.

Interview