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    The Universe: Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos
    The Universe: Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos
    The Universe: Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos
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    The Universe: Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos

    Written by John Brockman

    Narrated by Antony Ferguson, Danny Campbell and Jo Anna Perrin

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    In The Universe, today's most influential science writers explain the science behind our evolving understanding of the universe and everything in it, including the cutting-edge research and discoveries that are shaping our knowledge.

    Lee Smolin reveals how math and cosmology are helping us create a theory of the whole universe.
    Neil Turok analyzes the fundamental laws of nature, what came before the big bang, and the possibility of a unified theory.
    Seth Lloyd investigates the impact of computational revolutions and the informational revolution.
    Lawrence Krauss provides fresh insight into gravity, dark matter, and the energy of empty space.
    Brian Greene and Walter Isaacson discuss Albert Einstein.

    And much more.
    Explore the universe with some of today's greatest minds: what it is, how it came into being, and what may happen next.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 24, 2014
    ISBN9781494575373
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    John Brockman

    The publisher of the online science salon Edge.org, John Brockman is the editor of Know This, This Idea Must Die, This Explains Everything, This Will Make You Smarter, and other volumes.

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      Chapters were disconnected to subsequent chapters but generally interesting work good job