The Bigger Bang

In the last few years, scientists have begun to answer some of the most fundamental questions about the origin and early evolution of the universe. In a fresh, engaging, and highly readable introduction to these ideas, James Lidsey deftly steers us along a journey back in time to the very origin of the universe. We are introduced to the fascinating ideas scientists are currently developing to explain what happened in the first billion, billion, billion, billionth of a second - the 'inflationary' epoch. Along the way we stop off to review the latest ideas on superstrings, parallel universes and the ultimate fate of our universe. Lucid analogies, clear and concise prose and straightforward language make this book a delight to read. It makes accessible to the general reader some of the most profound and complex ideas about the origin of our universe currently challenging the world's best scientists.

• Uses fresh, novel, and down-to-earth analogies to make cutting-edge ideas in cosmology easily accessible to the general reader
• Clear, concise, and entirely self-contained
• Provides the most up-to-date review available of the latest ideas in cosmology, including topical subjects such as superstrings, the inflationary universe, and parallel universes