Where the Universe Came From, New Scientist
Where the Universe Came From, New Scientist
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Where the Universe Came From
How Einstein's relativity unlocks the past, present and future of the cosmos

Author: New Scientist

Narrator: Mark Elstob

Unabridged: 4 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/15/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

How did it all begin? Where is it all going?
A little over a century ago, a young Albert Einstein presented his general theory of relativity to the world and utterly transformed our understanding of the universe. His theory changed the way we think about space and time, revealed how our universe has been expanding from a hot dense state called the big bang and predicted black holes.

WHERE THE UNIVERSE CAME FROM is a 13.8-billiion-year journey through the cosmos. Discover how Einstein's work explains why the cosmos is the way it is, why 95% of the universe is missing, how physicists go to extraordinary lengths to unlock gravity's secrets and how black holes could hold the key to a theory of everything.

ABOUT THE SERIES
New Scientist Instant Expert books are definitive and accessible entry points to the most important subjects in science; subjects that challenge, attract debate, invite controversy and engage the most enquiring minds. Designed for curious readers who want to know how things work and why, the Instant Expert series explores the topics that really matter and their impact on individuals, society, and the planet, translating the scientific complexities around us into language that's open to everyone, and putting new ideas and discoveries into perspective and context.

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Reviews

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” - Albert Einstein Minkowski space-time diagram in the special relativity "Hermann Minkowski found a neat way of explaining special relativity. He coined the idea of space-time - that space and time is intertwi......more

Goodreads review by Nicky

These books are based on the Instant Expert events that New Scientist hosts on various topics. I’ve been to two of them (one on genetics, one on consciousness), and they’re pretty great: pitched at a level most educated people can understand, but delving a bit deeper into some of the latest events a......more

Goodreads review by M

This book is a yarn about trying to make relativity (special and general) applicable to current experimental and mathematical developments in present day physics. It seems far too same-ish from many of the other similar books. This is an 'instant expert' series. I am simultaneously less aware and mor......more

Great book that summaries the current progress of theoritical physics......more