Before The Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe and What Lies Beyond
Book by Laura Mersini-Houghton
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Publisher : Mariner Books (July 19, 2022) Language : English Hardcover : 240 pages ISBN-10 : 1328557111 ISBN-13 : 978-1328557117 Item Weight : 12 ounces Dimensions : 5.75 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches Best Sellers Rank: #28,782 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #38 in Cosmology (Books) #45 in Scientist Biographies #47 in Astrophysics & Space Science (Books) , "A riveting tour of the cosmos from one of the brightest minds in astrophysics." — The Washington Post A revolutionary new account of our universe’s creation—and a breathtaking exploration of the landscape from which we sprang—from one of the world’s most celebrated cosmologists What came before the Big Bang, and what exists outside of the universe it created? Until recently, scientists could only guess at what lay past the edge of space-time. However, as pioneering theoretical physicist Laura Mersini-Houghton explains, new scientific tools are now giving us the ability to peer beyond the limits of our universe and to test our theories about what is there. And what we are finding is upending everything we thought we knew about the cosmos and our place in it. Mersini-Houghton is no stranger to boundaries—or to pushing through them. As a child growing up in Communist Albania, she discovered a universe beyond her walled-off world through the study of math and science, and through music. As a female cosmologist in a male-dominated field, she transcended the limits that society and her profession tried to place on her. And as a trailblazing researcher, she helped to revolutionize the study of our universe by revealing that, far from living in a cosmic Albania, with a world that ends at its borders, we are part of a larger family of universes—a multiverse—that holds wonders we are only beginning to unlock. Mersini-Houghton’s groundbreaking research suggests that we sit in a quantum landscape whose peaks and valleys hide a multitude of other universes, and even hold the secret to the origins of existence itself. Recent evidence has revealed the signatures of such sibling universes in our own night sky, confirming Mersini-Houghton’s theoretical work and offering humbling evidence that our universe is just one member of an unending cosmic family. The incredible scientific saga of one woman’s mind-expanding journey through the multiverse, Before the Big Bang will reshape our understanding of humanity’s place in the unfathomable vastness of the cosmos. Read more
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What's beyond our universe and what came before the Big Bang? Anyone who is scientifically minded probably gives one of two answers: 1. Its okay to say "we don't know". 2. Eventually, science will know, and I hope it's in my lifetime. I'm solidly in the second category. I'm a scientist and a sci-fi author. I'm intensely curious about life's biggest questions. I want to know the true nature of reality! Laura Mersini-Houghton wants to know too, and her life's work in cosmology has brought us much closer to the answer. In this book, she unveils the multiverse, shows us how it must work, and even provides ways to scientifically test for its reality. Once you grasp what she's discovered, the answer is astonishing, profound, and almost certainly correct. It all boils down to thinking about our infant universe (before the Bang, even before inflation) like any other quantum particle. And that's exactly what it was. Let Laura prove it to you! There's no math but this book is not for beginners. It helps if you have prior knowledge of Schrodinger's equation, Big Bang cosmology, and quantum physics (especially quantum field theory). But even if you don't have any of this, read on anyway. She explains the terms she uses. Highlight them so you can go back and reread when you encounter something mind boggling. By the end, it will all make sense.
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