Universe in creation : a new understanding of the big bang and the emergence of life /
The author offers a compelling narrative of how the universe--with no instruction other than its own laws--evolved into billions of galaxies and gave rise to life, including humans who have been trying for millennia to comprehend it. Far from being a random accident, the universe is hard at work, ex...
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| 520 | |a The author offers a compelling narrative of how the universe--with no instruction other than its own laws--evolved into billions of galaxies and gave rise to life, including humans who have been trying for millennia to comprehend it. Far from being a random accident, the universe is hard at work, extracting order from chaos. Making use of the best current science, he turns what many assume to be true about the universe on its head. The cosmos expands inward, not outward. Gravity can drive things apart, not merely together. And the universe seems to defy entropy as it becomes more ordered, rather than the other way around. Strangest of all, the universe is exquisitely hospitable to life, despite its being constructed from undistinguished atoms and a few unexceptional rules of behavior. The book explores whether the emergence of life, rather than being a mere cosmic afterthought, may be written into the most basic laws of nature. Offering a fresh take on what brought the world--and us--into being, the author helps us see the universe as the master of its own creation, not tethered to a singular event but burgeoning as new space and energy continuously stream into existence.-- |c From publisher's description. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-265) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Part 1. Where does the universe come from? -- 1. What is the universe, and how large is it? -- 2. Galaxies misbehave -- 3. What's the big idea? -- 4. Einstein, gravity, and the universe -- 5. The big bang and beyond -- 6. Building plans -- Part 2. How did structure arise from chaos? -- 7. An apple pie from scratch -- 8. Into the abyss -- 9. Into the cauldron -- 10. Into the light -- Part 3. Is life merely a roll of the cosmic dice? -- 11. The great inventor -- 12. Information, please! -- 13. Is evolution predictable? -- 14. The sensational sensations -- 15. Design without a designer? -- 16. "Who's there?" -- Epilogue. What is worthy of our wonder? | |
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