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The Beginning and the End of Everything: From the Big Bang to the End of the Universe
'Prepare to have your mind blown! A brilliantly written overview of the past, present and future of modern cosmology.' – DALLAS CAMPBELL, author of Ad Astra
The Beginning and the End of Everything is the whole story as we currently understand it – from nothing, to the birth of our universe, to its ultimate fate. Authoritative and engaging, Paul Parsons takes us on a rollercoaster ride through billions of light years to tell the story of the Big Bang, from birth to death.
13.8 billion years ago, something incredible happened. Matter, energy, space and time all suddenly burst into existence in a cataclysmic event that’s come to be known as the Big Bang. It was the birth of our universe. What started life smaller than the tiniest subatomic particle is now unimaginably vast and plays home to trillions of galaxies. The formulation of the Big Bang theory is a story that combines some of the most far-reaching concepts in fundamental physics with equally profound observations of the cosmos.
From our realization that we are on a planet orbiting a star in one of many galaxies, to the discovery that our universe is expanding, to the groundbreaking theories of Einstein that laid the groundwork for the Big Bang cosmology of today – as each new discovery deepens our understanding of the origins of our universe, a clearer picture is forming of how it will all end. Will we ultimately burn out or fade away? Could the end simply signal a new beginning, as the universe rebounds into a fresh expanding phase? And was our Big Bang just one of many, making our cosmos only a small part of a sprawling multiverse of parallel universes?
The Beginning and the End of Everything is the whole story as we currently understand it – from nothing, to the birth of our universe, to its ultimate fate. Authoritative and engaging, Paul Parsons takes us on a rollercoaster ride through billions of light years to tell the story of the Big Bang, from birth to death.
13.8 billion years ago, something incredible happened. Matter, energy, space and time all suddenly burst into existence in a cataclysmic event that’s come to be known as the Big Bang. It was the birth of our universe. What started life smaller than the tiniest subatomic particle is now unimaginably vast and plays home to trillions of galaxies. The formulation of the Big Bang theory is a story that combines some of the most far-reaching concepts in fundamental physics with equally profound observations of the cosmos.
From our realization that we are on a planet orbiting a star in one of many galaxies, to the discovery that our universe is expanding, to the groundbreaking theories of Einstein that laid the groundwork for the Big Bang cosmology of today – as each new discovery deepens our understanding of the origins of our universe, a clearer picture is forming of how it will all end. Will we ultimately burn out or fade away? Could the end simply signal a new beginning, as the universe rebounds into a fresh expanding phase? And was our Big Bang just one of many, making our cosmos only a small part of a sprawling multiverse of parallel universes?
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January 17, 2019
It's a brave science writer who puts into a single, not over-long book, the entire cosmology of the universe from beginning to end, all the physics required to support it, and some of the history of science of the development of both the physics and cosmology. Luckily, Paul Parsons is a steady and highly experienced hand, who is able to introduce some of the most esoteric aspects of modern science while still leaving the reader feeling that they have a grasp of what's going on.
The individual components of the book - the big bang, the formation of stars and galaxies, black holes, dark matter and dark energy, the general theory of relativity and quantum physics, and all the rest - have been well covered in separate books many times, but what Parsons is able to do is to give us the latest information, including material from 2018, and to pull the whole together impressively well. So, for example, along with the more traditional means of exploring the universe through electromagnetic waves, we are able to discover the importance of the discovery of gravitational waves and can see how future gravitational wave observatories will help us to firm up and expand some aspects of cosmology.
It would be impossible to cover so much ground without a very light touch - this is a book that is rarely going to add much for the experienced reader of cosmology titles - however, for the relative beginner it's an absolute wonderful introduction to our current view of the universe, how it formed and where it's going. (This being the case, a further reading section would be good in the next edition.)
The two areas there are bits of extra material that older hands might not be so familiar with is the coverage of inflation and the work of Stephen Hawking. Parsons has some personal history from his time at university on the inflation front and is able to give one of the best descriptions I've seen of inflation and some of the variants thereof - the only slight oddity is that this gives us rather more depth on this topic than the rest of the book has. Similarly, Parsons is clearly a huge Hawking fan and gives quite a lot of detail on relevant aspects of his work, even if this does perhaps over-emphasising the significance of Hawking's final paper.
If the book has a weakness it's a tendency not to make clear which bits of what we're being told are solidly supported by additional observational data, and which are theories (or even philosophies) for which there is little confirming evidence, or are based on very simplified models of the universe. We're told, for example, 'the anthropic principle falls flat without a level II multiverse to back it up... if there's only one universe, the the fact that we find it to be suited to the emergence of life - especially when physics says this is unlikely - is genuinely baffling.' But (one version of) the anthropic principle exactly reflects this - it's not at all baffling, because we wouldn't be here to observe it were it not the case. And it doesn't matter how unlikely a particular universe is. If there is only one universe, that whichever one it is has to be very unlikely - making it a bit of a 'so what?' point.
Apart from a desire for a little more clarity in separation of the inevitable speculation that accompanies cosmology from the science (and a wish that we could have avoided the old chestnut that Giordano Bruno was martyred for his scientific views - he wasn't), this is a wonderful introduction to one of the most exciting and engaging aspects of science. It's doubly impressive that Parsons does so while covering so much, leaving little space to meet the characters involved, which is often used to give more engagement. I will be recommending this book to anyone looking for an introduction to cosmology.
The individual components of the book - the big bang, the formation of stars and galaxies, black holes, dark matter and dark energy, the general theory of relativity and quantum physics, and all the rest - have been well covered in separate books many times, but what Parsons is able to do is to give us the latest information, including material from 2018, and to pull the whole together impressively well. So, for example, along with the more traditional means of exploring the universe through electromagnetic waves, we are able to discover the importance of the discovery of gravitational waves and can see how future gravitational wave observatories will help us to firm up and expand some aspects of cosmology.
It would be impossible to cover so much ground without a very light touch - this is a book that is rarely going to add much for the experienced reader of cosmology titles - however, for the relative beginner it's an absolute wonderful introduction to our current view of the universe, how it formed and where it's going. (This being the case, a further reading section would be good in the next edition.)
The two areas there are bits of extra material that older hands might not be so familiar with is the coverage of inflation and the work of Stephen Hawking. Parsons has some personal history from his time at university on the inflation front and is able to give one of the best descriptions I've seen of inflation and some of the variants thereof - the only slight oddity is that this gives us rather more depth on this topic than the rest of the book has. Similarly, Parsons is clearly a huge Hawking fan and gives quite a lot of detail on relevant aspects of his work, even if this does perhaps over-emphasising the significance of Hawking's final paper.
If the book has a weakness it's a tendency not to make clear which bits of what we're being told are solidly supported by additional observational data, and which are theories (or even philosophies) for which there is little confirming evidence, or are based on very simplified models of the universe. We're told, for example, 'the anthropic principle falls flat without a level II multiverse to back it up... if there's only one universe, the the fact that we find it to be suited to the emergence of life - especially when physics says this is unlikely - is genuinely baffling.' But (one version of) the anthropic principle exactly reflects this - it's not at all baffling, because we wouldn't be here to observe it were it not the case. And it doesn't matter how unlikely a particular universe is. If there is only one universe, that whichever one it is has to be very unlikely - making it a bit of a 'so what?' point.
Apart from a desire for a little more clarity in separation of the inevitable speculation that accompanies cosmology from the science (and a wish that we could have avoided the old chestnut that Giordano Bruno was martyred for his scientific views - he wasn't), this is a wonderful introduction to one of the most exciting and engaging aspects of science. It's doubly impressive that Parsons does so while covering so much, leaving little space to meet the characters involved, which is often used to give more engagement. I will be recommending this book to anyone looking for an introduction to cosmology.
March 28, 2019
43rd book for 2019.
A good, comprehensive summary of what we know about the beginning, evolution and end the Universe.
There is a particularly nice discussion of the different stripes of Multiverses, and why we probably are living in at least a type 1 or 2 multiverse.
4-stars.
A good, comprehensive summary of what we know about the beginning, evolution and end the Universe.
There is a particularly nice discussion of the different stripes of Multiverses, and why we probably are living in at least a type 1 or 2 multiverse.
4-stars.
January 13, 2021
The secrets of the universe, how we began, the science of what we see, how we will eventually, potentially may end up and more - this book encompassed an awful lot of fantastic science, written spectacularly by the author. I loved listening to this book (audiobook format for me, read by a great narrator) and found the contents truly fascinating.
I do have a grounding for this subject so I can’t really comment on how a reader new to this area may perceive it, but I believe it to be a greatly communicated book, for any science lover, enthusiast or scientist alike. I found the more complex theories and passages explained in an easier (or however easy one can understand the likes of Quantum) to understand way and it made for very interesting reading.
From the origin of the Big Bang, to how everything may come to end, it was a brilliant popular science books and amongst the greatest I’ve read in this subject. I loved the delve into the multiverse and quantum theories and found the book a great and informative read overall.
I do have a grounding for this subject so I can’t really comment on how a reader new to this area may perceive it, but I believe it to be a greatly communicated book, for any science lover, enthusiast or scientist alike. I found the more complex theories and passages explained in an easier (or however easy one can understand the likes of Quantum) to understand way and it made for very interesting reading.
From the origin of the Big Bang, to how everything may come to end, it was a brilliant popular science books and amongst the greatest I’ve read in this subject. I loved the delve into the multiverse and quantum theories and found the book a great and informative read overall.
May 3, 2019
Excellent overview of what we know about where we came from and where we are going, from a skilled science populariser.
January 11, 2024
3.5* rounded up
February 10, 2020
Best summary of of Big Bang cosmology that I've read so far!
November 22, 2021
Incroyable, juste incroyable.
Tellement de théories à comprendre et à concevoir. Assez difficile de se faire son propre avis sur le destin de l'univers.
Si vous avez le cœur, écoutez cet audiobook avec beaucoup de concentration et beaucoup de temps pour pouvoir encaisser toutes ces informations.
On va tous crever un jour ou l'autre (spoiler)
Tellement de théories à comprendre et à concevoir. Assez difficile de se faire son propre avis sur le destin de l'univers.
Si vous avez le cœur, écoutez cet audiobook avec beaucoup de concentration et beaucoup de temps pour pouvoir encaisser toutes ces informations.
On va tous crever un jour ou l'autre (spoiler)
December 14, 2020
He starts with a clearly drawn timeline, fully explained with notes. 300 pages of text, 22 pages of index/bibliography/acknowledgements.
He mentions the great Einstein who expanded on Newton's theory as Newton theory on gravity did not work
Newton's gravity was simple for a ball rolling. Einstein's Theory of General Relativity---gravity is the bending of space around the object . Trajectories of objects are affected by the curvature of space Everything is trying to move in straight lines but they move in a curved space, they get deflected and that's why you get orbits and the reasoning for light bending around massive objects like black holes and stars.
Some quotes from chapters.
Chapter 14, Marcel Proust: "The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."
Chapter 11: "If you think this universe is bad, you should see the others"
Chapter 1, "Ray Bradbury: " We are an impossibility in and impossible universe."
Chapter 4, Carl Sagan: "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."
Chapter 5, Neil DeGrasse Tyson: "You know, dark matter matters."
Chapter 10, Terry Pratchett: "In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded."
One day nearly 14 billion years ago, something remarkable happened.
Our Universe was born.
Today, just the bit we can see spans 92 billion light-years (a light year is the distance light travels in one year and a billion is a thousand million)
What will happen 50 billion years in the future.
The Belgian cosmologist and Catholic priest, Georges Lemaitre, described the Big Bang as a "day without yesterday."
As space expanded and cooled, atoms and molecules clumped together to form galaxies, stars and eventually planets. Galaxies are a spectacular sight; cosmic islands, each home to hundreds of billions of stars, wheeling the empty darkness of space.
However for all the bright, luminous material we can gaze out on today through a telescope, there is about five tomes as much invisible material, dark matter.
Or understanding of the Universe evolved over time with committed research and studies by devoted Scientists: Cosmologists, Physicists, Astrophysicists.
Take for example as the author reminds us, in the 1670s, Sir Isaac Newton demonstrated that a beam of white light can be broken up into its spectrum. Spectroscopy works because of Quantum Mechanics. And, scientists like Christian Doppler discovering the Doppler effect -the pitch of a sound from an object that's moving away from you is lower than the sound in stationary position. Sounds are in waves; so is light so we can detect objects in motion using the Doppler effect in moving light sources -stars-
Edwin Hubble's work with spectra of spiral nebulae further showed for example Andromeda is moving away from the Milky Way and even determined the speed at which it and other galaxies are moving away from one another.
The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) is a NASA Explorer mission that launched June 2001 to make fundamental measurements of cosmology -
1. Gravity binds our Universe together.
2. The Universe is all there is.
3. The universe is expanding.
4. Space is what's getting larger.
5. Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) -a consequence of the Big Bang theory.
6. Spectroscopy has brought about some of the most startling revelations about the nature of the universe.
7. In 2015, the results of ESAs Planck spacecraft determined 69.1% of the critical density of the universe is dark energy, 26.7% cold dark matter and 2.6% is matter.
8. The arguments that we live in a multiverse is quite compelling.
9. The Big Bang marked the beginning, not just of physical content of the universe but of space
--and time.
10. Stephen Hawkins proved that black holes emit a stream of particles and radiation in the opposite direction so the black-hole's mass is lowered and over billions and billions and billions of years a black hole evaporates.
11. The redshift tells scientists, the increasing speed, at which galaxies are moving apart.
12. The Hubble space telescope tells scientists about stars, and galaxies, and also dark matter.
13.Scientists are still speculating how fast the universe is expanding. This is crucial to understanding the end. Big chill or Big Rip.
He mentions the great Einstein who expanded on Newton's theory as Newton theory on gravity did not work
Newton's gravity was simple for a ball rolling. Einstein's Theory of General Relativity---gravity is the bending of space around the object . Trajectories of objects are affected by the curvature of space Everything is trying to move in straight lines but they move in a curved space, they get deflected and that's why you get orbits and the reasoning for light bending around massive objects like black holes and stars.
Some quotes from chapters.
Chapter 14, Marcel Proust: "The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."
Chapter 11: "If you think this universe is bad, you should see the others"
Chapter 1, "Ray Bradbury: " We are an impossibility in and impossible universe."
Chapter 4, Carl Sagan: "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."
Chapter 5, Neil DeGrasse Tyson: "You know, dark matter matters."
Chapter 10, Terry Pratchett: "In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded."
One day nearly 14 billion years ago, something remarkable happened.
Our Universe was born.
Today, just the bit we can see spans 92 billion light-years (a light year is the distance light travels in one year and a billion is a thousand million)
What will happen 50 billion years in the future.
The Belgian cosmologist and Catholic priest, Georges Lemaitre, described the Big Bang as a "day without yesterday."
As space expanded and cooled, atoms and molecules clumped together to form galaxies, stars and eventually planets. Galaxies are a spectacular sight; cosmic islands, each home to hundreds of billions of stars, wheeling the empty darkness of space.
However for all the bright, luminous material we can gaze out on today through a telescope, there is about five tomes as much invisible material, dark matter.
Or understanding of the Universe evolved over time with committed research and studies by devoted Scientists: Cosmologists, Physicists, Astrophysicists.
Take for example as the author reminds us, in the 1670s, Sir Isaac Newton demonstrated that a beam of white light can be broken up into its spectrum. Spectroscopy works because of Quantum Mechanics. And, scientists like Christian Doppler discovering the Doppler effect -the pitch of a sound from an object that's moving away from you is lower than the sound in stationary position. Sounds are in waves; so is light so we can detect objects in motion using the Doppler effect in moving light sources -stars-
Edwin Hubble's work with spectra of spiral nebulae further showed for example Andromeda is moving away from the Milky Way and even determined the speed at which it and other galaxies are moving away from one another.
The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) is a NASA Explorer mission that launched June 2001 to make fundamental measurements of cosmology -
1. Gravity binds our Universe together.
2. The Universe is all there is.
3. The universe is expanding.
4. Space is what's getting larger.
5. Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) -a consequence of the Big Bang theory.
6. Spectroscopy has brought about some of the most startling revelations about the nature of the universe.
7. In 2015, the results of ESAs Planck spacecraft determined 69.1% of the critical density of the universe is dark energy, 26.7% cold dark matter and 2.6% is matter.
8. The arguments that we live in a multiverse is quite compelling.
9. The Big Bang marked the beginning, not just of physical content of the universe but of space
--and time.
10. Stephen Hawkins proved that black holes emit a stream of particles and radiation in the opposite direction so the black-hole's mass is lowered and over billions and billions and billions of years a black hole evaporates.
11. The redshift tells scientists, the increasing speed, at which galaxies are moving apart.
12. The Hubble space telescope tells scientists about stars, and galaxies, and also dark matter.
13.Scientists are still speculating how fast the universe is expanding. This is crucial to understanding the end. Big chill or Big Rip.
March 19, 2019
Well written and probably the best book to explain the complexities of cosmology in such an easy manner. Having said that, there are still elements in this book that I struggle to understand, I imagine reading it more than once could fix that!
May 4, 2019
This is an excellent cosmology 101. It's starts off with describing early work in cosmology where people were starting to apply Einstein's general theory of relativity to the universe as a whole, and continues to cover the big bang, inflation, background microwave radiation, dark matter, dark energy, quantum cosmology and the multiverse. Finally the ways the universe might end are covered and we get to hear about the big crunch, the big rip and the heat death of the universe.
This book is really well written, making it a breeze and delight to read. Another aspect of the book I like is that relativity and quantum theory are covered in just the right amount of detail so we can focus on the cosmology. Many books in this area tend to go into too much detail on the background material, but here is was just right. These chapters were definitely in the Goldilock's Zone.
I did mention at the beginning that this is a great 101. There are many books covering subjects such as the multiverse and inflation in far more detail. However, if you are new to cosmology then I can think of no better book than this one to get you started and up to speed on the current state-of-the-art.
This book is really well written, making it a breeze and delight to read. Another aspect of the book I like is that relativity and quantum theory are covered in just the right amount of detail so we can focus on the cosmology. Many books in this area tend to go into too much detail on the background material, but here is was just right. These chapters were definitely in the Goldilock's Zone.
I did mention at the beginning that this is a great 101. There are many books covering subjects such as the multiverse and inflation in far more detail. However, if you are new to cosmology then I can think of no better book than this one to get you started and up to speed on the current state-of-the-art.
January 30, 2021
On one hand, I really appreciate this author's use of metaphors, diagrams, and humour in an attempt to make the subject matter understandable.
On the other hand, when I consider the density of this book, a neutron star comes to mind...
He says himself in the Acknowledgements that if he's helped the reader understand even a fraction of cosmology, then he's happy.
This book covers a wide range of topics, and at considerable depth. Topics such as the formation of our universe, laws of nature, quantum theory, multiple universes, and the possible ways it will all end one day. He writes not only about theories and laws themselves, but also the history of how each theory came to be: who were the key scientists, what were their backgrounds, whether their ideas were refuted along the way, and upcoming initiatives around the world to further our knowledge of that area.
Although I often found myself re-reading the same sentence many times to fully understand it, once a theory "clicked" it was magical. There are many fascinating facts and thought experiments within these pages, so long as you're patient enough to absorb them.
On the other hand, when I consider the density of this book, a neutron star comes to mind...
He says himself in the Acknowledgements that if he's helped the reader understand even a fraction of cosmology, then he's happy.
This book covers a wide range of topics, and at considerable depth. Topics such as the formation of our universe, laws of nature, quantum theory, multiple universes, and the possible ways it will all end one day. He writes not only about theories and laws themselves, but also the history of how each theory came to be: who were the key scientists, what were their backgrounds, whether their ideas were refuted along the way, and upcoming initiatives around the world to further our knowledge of that area.
Although I often found myself re-reading the same sentence many times to fully understand it, once a theory "clicked" it was magical. There are many fascinating facts and thought experiments within these pages, so long as you're patient enough to absorb them.
September 2, 2024
' We are explorers & students ,feeling our way in the darkness and gleaning what we can about our universe's origin ,evolution and ultimate fate -the beginning and end of every thing ' --Paul parson
well written..easy read (If you kinow the basics|) with diagrams for explaining difficult topics like quantum mechanics and relativity .. certain topics are outdated like topics on James webb telescope( this book was written before the launch) ..Intresting to know that LHC updation will happen on 2026 ..after that it will be known as High luminosity LHC .The updrade involves the installation of a more powerful set of super conducting magnets (that will squeeze the particles circling around the 27 km accelerator ring together in to a narrower,more intense beam ...
book that explains scenarious from Bigbang to Bigcrunch/heat death of universe ..... recommended
well written..easy read (If you kinow the basics|) with diagrams for explaining difficult topics like quantum mechanics and relativity .. certain topics are outdated like topics on James webb telescope( this book was written before the launch) ..Intresting to know that LHC updation will happen on 2026 ..after that it will be known as High luminosity LHC .The updrade involves the installation of a more powerful set of super conducting magnets (that will squeeze the particles circling around the 27 km accelerator ring together in to a narrower,more intense beam ...
book that explains scenarious from Bigbang to Bigcrunch/heat death of universe ..... recommended
September 3, 2020
More of an undergraduate text book than an informative guide. There are reference points (backwards and forwards) throughout the book, where someone in a library reads one [relevant] chapter before a reference sends them elsewhere. I read it from the beginning to its end and it does tell the story of the universe in a chronological sequence. However, I found the writing style very 'Stodgy' and at times hard going. The author is no Prof. Cox! His examples were too academic for me, referencing the definitive example of a concept, which is fine for the expert but for the layman, a more basic description of what he was trying to explain would have helped.
I was really looking forward to reading this but by the end, I felt exhausted by its overly academic narrative. It gave it four stars because it does what the title says it does but its a book for the purist, I feel. If you're expecting a Neil De Grasse Tyson like book, you're going to be sadly disappointed. I was.
I was really looking forward to reading this but by the end, I felt exhausted by its overly academic narrative. It gave it four stars because it does what the title says it does but its a book for the purist, I feel. If you're expecting a Neil De Grasse Tyson like book, you're going to be sadly disappointed. I was.
June 18, 2023
Uzayla ve Astrofizikle “yakından” ilgilenmeyen biri için bence okuması fazla zor ve sıkıcı bir kitaptı. Biraz daha popüler bilim olmasını bekleyerek okumaya başladım fakat bitirmekte gerçekten zorlandım. Bana bir şeyler kattı elbette fakat seçilen konular çok daha ilgi çekici olabilirdi, ya da anlatım biçimi. Bu haliyle sadece Fizik vb. bölümleri okuyan insanlara hitap ediyor gibi olmuş.
Çevirmen harika bir iş çıkarmış, hatta anladığım kadarıyla Türkçe terminolojiye yeni ifadeler katmış. Bu kısmına bayıldım. Ama yazarı çok beğendiğimi söyleyemem.
Çevirmen harika bir iş çıkarmış, hatta anladığım kadarıyla Türkçe terminolojiye yeni ifadeler katmış. Bu kısmına bayıldım. Ama yazarı çok beğendiğimi söyleyemem.
March 30, 2024
Sujet intéressant mais difficile à comprendre en version audio.
Je n’achèterai plus de livre audio traitant de ce genre de thématique car je trouve bien plus simple de lire que d’écouter quand il s’agit de science.
Je n’achèterai plus de livre audio traitant de ce genre de thématique car je trouve bien plus simple de lire que d’écouter quand il s’agit de science.
March 29, 2019
Great book - so well researched, so well presented. Not in any way my field of expertise - but this author really put all that 'science info' out there in a way even I could grasp hold of.
April 1, 2019
Billion billion billion billion billion billion billion billion billion stars to this book. Solid introduction into the history and the latest discoveries of cosmology.
August 5, 2021
DNF 26% - great book, just not my style
October 31, 2021
I didn't understand any of it, but enjoyed reading and thinking about it.
February 2, 2022
Trop long, parfois trop détaillé et manque de fil conducteur par moments, mais c’est intéressant
January 25, 2022
Bonne vulgarisation scientifique sur la cosmologie. Ayant un background scientifique en physique et ayant déjà lu des livres en cosmologie, le livre était assez facile à comprendre. La narration est plutôt bonne mais je pense que le format audiobook n’est pas le mieux adapté. Un format physique permet d’incorporer des schémas, photos, graphiques et formules permettant de mieux comprendre les principes scientifiques.
June 21, 2022
Rather clear, well-written and not too long overview of the history of the universe. It’s a good effort, although I would have liked more advanced explanations and explorations.
But overall, a good introduction.
But overall, a good introduction.
August 7, 2019
A bit simplistic for those coming to the book with a healthy degree of knowledge on the subject of cosmology, but nonetheless entertaining. Does an overall great job giving a high level detail of current leading theories on the universe's beginning and a few ways in which it may end. For those interested in such things, and in learning how things in the universe tick (along with how we learned them), this book serves as a wonderful primer. The audible version is particularly well narrated, and highly recommended as a late night bedtime listen.
April 17, 2022
Absolutely mind blowing!🤯 I love space so much and this is a great book to read. It can be difficult at times to follow along and understand what is being said. Take your time and re-read this book if you have too!
October 23, 2022
An excellent review of modern cosmology. It even touches on the Great Filter.
I listened to it in French to catch up on the terminology.
I listened to it in French to catch up on the terminology.
September 3, 2024
Mind blown. This is my kind of book. I loved it.
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