Full name: The Last Three Minutes: Conjectures About the Ultimate Fate of the Universe

Author: Paul Davies Year: 1994 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Science, Non Fiction, Philosophy Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780465038510 0465038514

Ragnarok. Armageddon. Doomsday. Since the dawn of time, man has wondered how the world would end. In The Last Three Minutes, Paul Davies reveals the latest theories. It might end in a whimper, slowly scattering into the infinite void. Then again, it might be yanked back by its own gravity and end in a catastrophic "Big Crunch." There are other, more frightening possibilities. We may be seconds away from doom at this very moment.Written in clear language that makes the cutting-edge science of quarks, neutrinos, wormholes, and metaverses accessible to the layman, The Last Three Minutes treats readers to a wide range of conjectures about the ultimate fate of the universe. Along the way, it takes the occasional divergent path to discuss some slightly less cataclysmic topics such as galactic colonization, what would happen if the Earth were struck by the comet Swift-Tuttle (a distinct possibility), the effects of falling in a black hole, and how to create a "baby universe." Wonderfully morbid to the core, this is one of the most original science books to come along in years. This book is part of the "The Science Masters" series. Here are some other books from this series: "Three Roads to Quantum Gravity" First published in 2000 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Just Six Numbers" First published in 1999 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Words and Rules" First published in 1999 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Symbiotic Planet" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "One Renegade Cell" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Why Is Sex Fun?" First published in 1997 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Kinds of Minds" First published in 1996 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Nature's Numbers" First published in 1995 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "The Periodic Kingdom" First published in 1995 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "River Out of Eden" First published in 1994 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "The Origin Of The Universe" First published in 1994 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Wrinkles in Time" First published in 1993 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "The Origin of Humankind" First published in 1981 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "What Evolution Is" First published in 1940 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: Wrinkles in Time by George Smoot The Origin Of The Universe by John D. Barrow How the Universe Got Its Spots by Janna Levin Before the Beginning by Martin Rees Endless Universe by Paul J. Steinhardt A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss In Search of the Big Bang by John Gribbin The Book of Universes by John D. Barrow The Whole Shebang by Timothy Ferris Alpha and Omega by Charles Seife The Goldilocks Enigma by Paul Davies Many Worlds in One by Alex Vilenkin The First Three Minutes by Steven Weinberg In Search of the Multiverse by John Gribbin The Hidden Reality by Brian Greene The Fifth Miracle by Paul Davies The Mind of God by Paul Davies About Time by Paul Davies The Eerie Silence by Paul Davies Symbiotic Planet by Lynn Margulis