The Whole Shebang
by Ferris, Timothy
From the prizewinning author who has been called "the greatest science writer in the world" comes this delightfully comprehensive and comprehensible report on how science today envisions the universe as a whole. Timothy Ferris provides a clear, elegantly written overview of current research and a forecast of where cosmological theory is likely to go in the twenty-first century. He explores the questions that have occurred to even casual readers -- who are curious about nature on the largest scales: What does it mean to say that the universe is "expanding," or that space is "curved"? -- and sheds light on the possibility that our universe is only one among many universes, each with its own physical laws and prospects for the emergence of life.
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FERRIS, Timothy: The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report. New Yok, Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, 1998. Stated First Touchstone Edition, 1998. Paperback, 393 pp. Subject: Non-fiction / Science / Cosmology. Book condition: very good + (VG+). Some light toning to pages. A bit of wear along edge of front cover, but book is in great condition, all pages unmarked, complete… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. 393 pages, glossary, index. Papered boards in dust-jacket. A report on how science today (1990s] envisions the universe as a whole. The centerpiece of the book is a visionary account of near-future science, in which light is shed on the possibility that our unvierse is one among many universes, each with different physical laws… Read more about this item Item Price
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