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ⓘ About Avi Loeb
From 1983 until 1988, he led the very first international project which was supported by the US Strategic Defense Initiative. Then between 1988 and 1993, he was a long term member at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, where he began working in theoretical astrophysics. He moved to Harvard University, in 1993, as an assistant professor in the astronomy department, where he was tenured three years later. He has written eight books, and roughly eight hundred papers, covering a wide range of topics. These topics include the first stars, the future of the Universe, black holes, and the search for extraterrestrial life. In the year 2010, he wrote a textbook titled How Did the First Stars and Galaxies Form?
All Book Series by Avi Loeb
Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2021
Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023
Theory of Rotating Stars. , Volume 1
Series opener · book 1 of 23 · published 1978 Anthology · Jean-Louis Tassoul
Theory of Stellar Pulsation. , Volume 2
Book 2 of 23 · published 1980 Anthology · John P. Cox
Dynamical Evolution of Globular Clusters
Book 3 of 23 · published 1987 Anthology · Lyman S. Spitzer Jr.
Supernovae and Nucleosynthesis
Book 4 of 23 · published 1996 Anthology · David Arnett
Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics
Book 5 of 23 · published 1997 Anthology · John N. Bahcall,Jeremiah P. Ostriker
Active Galactic Nuclei
Book 6 of 23 · published 1998 Anthology · Julian H. Krolik
Plasma Physics for Astrophysics
Book 7 of 23 · published 2004 Anthology · Russell M. Kulsrud
Conversations on Electric and Magnetic Fields in the Cosmos
Book 8 of 23 · published 2007 Anthology · Eugene N. Parker
High Energy Radiation from Black Holes
Book 9 of 23 · published 2009 Anthology · Charles D. Dermer,Govind Menon
Stellar Spectral Classification
Book 10 of 23 · published 2009 Anthology · Richard O. Gray,Christopher J. Corbally
High-Energy Astrophysics
Book 11 of 23 · published 2009 Anthology · Fulvio Melia
Physics of the Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium
Book 13 of 23 · published 2010 Anthology · Bruce T. Draine
The First Galaxies in the Universe
Book 15 of 23 · published 2012 Co-authored · Steven R. Furlanetto
Introduction to Modeling Convection in Planets and Stars
Book 16 of 23 · published 2013 Anthology · Gary Glatzmaier
Dynamics and Evolution of Galactic Nuclei
Book 17 of 23 · published 2013 Anthology · David Merritt
Theory of Stellar Atmospheres
Book 18 of 23 · published 2014 Anthology · Ivan Hubeny,Dimitri Mihalas
Electromagnetic Processes
Book 20 of 23 · published 2020 Anthology · Robert J. Gould
Magnetic Reconnection
Book 22 of 23 · published 2022 Anthology · Masaaki Yamada
Dynamics of Planetary Systems
Latest in the series · book 23 of 23 · published 2023 Anthology · Scott Tremaine
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Avi Loeb?
From 1983 until 1988, he led the very first international project which was supported by the US Strategic Defense Initiative. Then between 1988 and 1993, he was a long term member at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, where he began working in theoretical astrophysics. He moved to Harvard University, in 1993, as an assistant professor in the astronomy department, where he was tenured three years later.
Which Avi Loeb series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Princeton in Astrophysics series, the earliest of Avi Loeb's multi-book series: it opens with Theory of Rotating Stars. , Volume 1 (1978) and runs to 23 books across 1978–2023, ending with Dynamics of Planetary Systems (2023).
How many books has Avi Loeb written?
Avi Loeb has 25 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1978 and 2023. 23 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Princeton in Astrophysics series with 23 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Avi Loeb's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Avi Loeb's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Princeton in Astrophysics (1978–2023, 23 books).
How are Avi Loeb's books organised into series?
This guide splits Avi Loeb's 25 books into 1 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Princeton in Astrophysics (23 books, 1978–2023).