This book filled in lots of science history for me as a reader. I was not old enough at the time to be aware of the great debate on the Big Bang and the Steady State models of the universe. Now I know.
The narrator on this audio book is wooden, and the book is really a complete biography of Gamow and Hoyle, rather than simply the story of their rivalry. Frankly, there was much more information about the two men than I was really interested in. However, I’m sure it will be completely fascinating to the reader who wants to know the backstory of late twentieth century developments in astrophysics.