Mack Katie - The End Of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A NEW YORK Times Notable BOOK * AN NPR Science Friday BOOK CLUB Selection* Named A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE Washington POST THE Economist NEW Scientist Publishers Weekly and THE Guardian From the cohost of the podcast The Universe with John Green and one of the most dynamic stars in astrophysics an engrossing elegant (The New York Times) look at five ways the universe could end and the mind - blowing lessons each scenario reveals about the most important concepts in cosmology. We know the universe had a beginning. With the Big Bang it expanded from a state of unimaginable density to an all - encompassing cosmic fireball to a simmering fluid of matter and energy laying down the seeds for everything from black holes to one rocky planet orbiting a star near the edge of a spiral galaxy that happened to develop life as we know it. But what happens to the universe at the end of the story? And what does it mean for us now? Dr. Katie Mack has been contemplating these questions since she was a young student when her astronomy professor informed her the universe could end at any moment in an instant. This revelation set her on the path toward theoretical astrophysics. Now with lively wit and humor she takes us on a mind - bending tour through five of the cosmos's possible finales: the Big Crunch Heat Death the Big Rip Vacuum Decay (the one that could happen at any moment!) and the Bounce. Guiding us through cutting - edge science and major concepts in quantum mechanics cosmology string theory and much more The End of Everything is a wildly fun surprisingly upbeat ride to the farthest reaches of all that we know.
Title: The End Of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
Author(s): Mack Katie
Publisher: Scribner
Barcode: 9781982103552
Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/4/2021
Category: Astrophysics