Currents in Astrophysics and Cosmology

This timely collection of articles celebrates the work of Maurice Shapiro who is internationally distinguished for his contributions to the development of cosmic-ray physics. The papers focus primarily on cosmic-ray physics X-ray gamma-ray and neutrino astronomy and cosmology. The scope extends from the inner solar system to distant radio galaxies. Each chapter is written by a leading scientist in the field including James Van Allen discoverer of the Van Allen radiation belt and Fred Reines discoverer of the neutrino.