EAN: 9780553384666

THE GRAND DESIGN - STEPHEN HAWKING LEONARD MLOD...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the
nature of reality? Is the apparent "grand design" of our universe evidence of a benevolent
creator who set things in motion-or does science offer another explanation? In this startling
and lavishly illustrated book  Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow present the most recent
scientific thinking about these and other abiding mysteries of the universe  in nontechnical
language marked by brilliance and simplicity.   According to quantum theory  the cosmos does
not have just a single existence or history. The authors explain that we ourselves are the
product of quantum fluctuations in the early universe  and show how quantum theory predicts the
"multiverse"-the idea that ours is just one of many universes that appeared spontaneously out
of nothing  each with different laws of nature. They conclude with a riveting assessment of
M-theory  an explanation of the laws governing our universe that is currently the only viable
candidate for a "theory of everything": the unified theory that Einstein was looking for  which
if confirmed  would represent the ultimate triumph of human reason.

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