| Description |
vii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-290) and index. |
| Summary |
Explains string theory, quantum mechanics, parallel universes and the beginning of time in a conversational, easy-to-understand way and answers enduring questions about life on other planets and breaking the light-speed barrier. |
| Contents |
Special relativity -- Quantum weirdness -- Randomness -- The standard model -- Time travel -- The expanding universe -- The big bang -- Extraterrestrials -- The future. |
| Subject |
Physics -- Popular works.
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| Added Author |
Blomquist, Jeff, 1984-
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| ISBN |
9780470496510 (acid-free paper) |
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0470496517 (acid-free paper) |
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