Explains the complex physical processes at work at the beginning of the universe and explores topics on the frontiers of cosmology such as extra dimensions and cosmic wormholes.
The author uses mathematics to explain one hundred of the world's curiosities, and discusses the odds of winning the lottery, the physics of sobriety tests, long lines, the pattern of a leopard's spots, and more.
Reproduces eighty-nine key images from throughout the history of modern science, each with information about its origin and meaning; covering astronomy, Earth, mathematics, and physics.
The author uses mathematics to explain one hundred of the world's curiosities, and discusses the odds of winning the lottery, the physics of sobriety tests, long lines, the pattern of a leopard's spots, and more.
Describes potential universes, such as ones that spin and bounce or multiply without limit, that physicists and mathematicians have hypothesized may exist based on Einstein's theory of relativity.
