' His is a brain of extraordinary power'
-Observer
When and how did the üniverse begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our üniverse evidence for a benevolent creator xho set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the üniverse is presented in language marked by both brilliance and simplicity. Model dependent realism, the multiverse, the top-down theory of cosmology, and the unified M-theory-all are revealed here.
This is the first major work in nearly a decade by one of the world's greatest thinkers. A succinct, startlingi and lavshly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, The Grand Design is a book that will informwand provoke – like no other.
' His is a brain of extraordinary power'
-Observer
When and how did the üniverse begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent 'grand design' of our üniverse evidence for a benevolent creator xho set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the üniverse is presented in language marked by both brilliance and simplicity. Model dependent realism, the multiverse, the top-down theory of cosmology, and the unified M-theory-all are revealed here.
This is the first major work in nearly a decade by one of the world's greatest thinkers. A succinct, startlingi and lavshly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, The Grand Design is a book that will informwand provoke – like no other.
