Whole Shebang

This enlightening, engaging look at the universe, the scientists who explore it, and the far-reaching implications of recent discoveries presents an "enjoyable and useful book, a heroic synthesis of cosmic knowledge today" ("The Wall Street Journal").

Preface

1 The Shores of Light

2 The Expansion of the Universe

3 The Shape of Space

4 Blast from the Past

5 The Black Taj

6 The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe

7 Cosmic Evolution

8 Symmetry and Imperfection

9 The Speed of Space

10 The Origin of the Universe(s)

11 Quantum Weirdness

12 A Place for Us

Contrarian Theological Afterword

Notes

Glossary

Acknowledgments

Index