Universe in creation : a new understanding of the big bang and the emergence of life /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gould, Roy, 1947- (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • I. Where does the universe come from?: What is the universe, and how large is it?
  • Galaxies misbehave
  • What's the big idea?
  • Einstein's model of gravity
  • The big bang and beyond
  • Building plans
  • II. How did structure arise from chaos?: An apple pie from scratch
  • Into the abyss
  • Into the cauldron
  • Into the light
  • III. Is life merely a roll of the cosmic dice?: The great inventor
  • Information, please!
  • Is evolution predictable?
  • The sensational sensations
  • Design without a designer?
  • "Who's there?"
  • Epilogue: What is worthy of our wonder?.