There are several hundred billion stars in our Milky Way Galaxy, yet out of all of these Earth is the only planet with intelligent life on it. Why? The author shows just what it is that makes our planet so special. He explores the biggest questions of all: why are we here, what does it mean to be alone in the universe - and do we have a future?
How did the universe grow from a tiny fireball to its present size? Where did life on earth come from? How do planets form? How will it end? From the Big Bang 14 billion years ago, to the thinking on dark matter to the future possibility of a Big Crunch or a Big Rip, this title tells the life history of the entire world around us.
This title begins with Galileo and takes the reader through to the scientific developments of string theory. An accessible narrative history, it focuses on the way in which science has progressed by building on what went before and details the work of science's greatest minds.
