Description |
vii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-224) and index. |
Contents |
God's billboard : the cosmic microwave background -- Beyond space and time : the quantum realm -- Inflating the universe -- Bursting inflation's bubble -- Universe to multiverse -- The accidental universe makers -- A baby universe, a string multiverse, or God? : explaining our tailor-made universe -- The little bang theory : or, How to grow a universe from a monopole -- Postcards from the edge : detecting and communicating with our baby universe -- Living in the matrix : a self-regulation guide for universe makers. |
Summary |
An award-winning science writer provides a guided tour through the history of cosmology and uncovers why modern physicists believe that they will soon have the ability to create a brand new baby universe with its own physical laws, star systems and lifeforms. |
Subject |
Cosmology.
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Science.
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Cosmology. (OCoLC)fst00880600
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Other Form: |
Online version: Merali, Zeeya, author. Big bang in a little room New York : Basic Books, [2017] 9780465096619 (DLC) 2016040738 |
ISBN |
9780465065912 (hardcover) |
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0465065910 (hardcover) |
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