In the beginning, nearly fourteen billion years ago, all the space and all the matter and all the energy of the known universe was contained in a volume kess than one-trillionth the size of the period that ends this sentence.
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.
But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in chapters you can read anytime and anywhere in your busy day. While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, this book will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe.
I have written about Tyson and his ideas before. Click HERE, if you would like to know more about him and his books.
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