Our universe's "beginning" is at an end. What does this have to do
with us, here on Earth? Everything. Our lives are about to be
dramatically shaken--as altered as they were by the invention of
the clock, the steam engine, the railroad, the radio and the
Internet.
In "About Time, "astrophysicist Adam Frank allows us a peek into
the cutting edge of cosmology, explaining how the texture of our
lives changes along with our understanding of the universe's
origin. Since we awoke to self-consciousness fifty thousand years
ago, our lived experience of time, from hunting and gathering to
the invention of cell phones and electronic calendars, has been
transformed and rebuilt many times. But the latest theories in
cosmology--time with no beginning, parallel universes, eternal
inflation--are about to send us in a new direction.
Time is both our grandest and most intimate conception of the
universe. Frank tells the story of humanity's deepest
question--when and how did everything begin?--alongside the story
of how human beings have experienced time, looking at the way our
engagement with the world has allowed us to discover the nature of
the universe and how those discoveries inform our daily experience.
This astounding book will change the way we think about time and
how it affects our lives.
General
| Imprint: |
Free Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2012 |
| First published: |
September 2012 |
| Authors: |
Adam Frank
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| Dimensions: |
211 x 140 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
432 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4391-6960-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4391-6960-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781439169605 |
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