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    Beginning and the End of Everything: From the Big Bang to the End of the Universe
    Beginning and the End of Everything: From the Big Bang to the End of the Universe
    Beginning and the End of Everything: From the Big Bang to the End of the Universe
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    Beginning and the End of Everything: From the Big Bang to the End of the Universe

    Written by Paul Parsons

    Narrated by Dallas Campbell

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    The Beginning and the End of Everything is the whole story as we currently understand it — from nothing, to the birth of our universe, to its ultimate fate. Authoritative and engaging, Paul Parsons takes us on a roller-coaster ride through billions of light-years to tell the story of the big bang, from birth to death.

    13.8 billion years ago, something incredible happened. Matter, energy, space and time all suddenly burst into existence in a cataclysmic event that’s come to be known as the big bang. It was the birth of our universe. What started life smaller than the tiniest subatomic particle is now unimaginably vast and plays home to trillions of galaxies. The formulation of the big bang theory is a story that combines some of the most far-reaching concepts in fundamental physics with equally profound observations of the cosmos.

    From our realisation that we are on a planet orbiting a star in one of many galaxies, to the discovery that our universe is expanding, to the groundbreaking theories of Einstein that laid the groundwork for the big bang cosmology of today — as each new discovery deepens our understanding of the origins of our universe, a clearer picture is forming of how it will all end. Will we ultimately burn out or fade away? Could the end simply signal a new beginning, as the universe rebounds into a fresh expanding phase? And was our big bang just one of many, making our cosmos only a small part of a sprawling multiverse of parallel universes?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael O'Mara Books
    Release dateNov 1, 2018
    ISBN9781789290592

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    • 5/5
      Thorough survey of the state of the universe as we know it. Well researched, clearly written and easy to understand, this mind-boggling journey is well worth travelling. Highly recommended!

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    • 5/5
      Beautifully read..very informative, in depth explanations about the universe. Some of the theories and explanations were a little hard for me to grasp and understand..but overall great book.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      8 hrs of utterly fascinating learning about the origin and fate of our universe. Narrated by an amazing narrator who sounds a lot like Jude Law. The narrator pronounces everything correctly and comes off as sincerely motivated to explain the material in an engaging way. A great audiobook that I listen to while walking/jogging!
    • 5/5
      The only issue was explaining light year and a billion
    • 5/5
      Great book that rides the fine line between too technical and too dumbed down, while also including interesting stories
    • 3/5
      Pompous language increasing the complexity unnecessarily. Not sure why there are constant references to german words. I appreciate the scientific genius of Paul Parsons but the expression of this book made it less enjoyable for me.
    • 5/5
      Not afraid to go deep into its subjects - this book is more than a manual for beginners, but rather a deep-enough dive to keep even the nerdiest observers interested and engaged.