A physics professor takes readers on a tour of the cosmic frontier, explaining what we now know and exploring the intriguing, sometimes terrifying possibilities that lie before us. Presenting the audacious research that today offers mind-bending insight into the cosmos, Davies confronts the universe's greatest outstanding enigmas.
What The Reviewers Say
Rebecca Foster,
Foreword Reviews
... illumines the mysteries of quantum physics in a nonthreatening way.
Richard Lea,
The Wall Street Journal
Mr. Davies struggles not only with the difficulties of explaining demanding concepts to a nontechnical audience but also with the constraints of his book’s chosen format.
Tom Chivers,
The Times (UK)
It’s a short book presented in bite-size chapters: I suppose the idea is accessibility. But it’s hard to see who this book is for. Most readers of pop science books will be familiar with much of the content.
Publishers Weekly
Lessons in cosmology and astrophysics abound in this enthusiastic primer.