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How It Ends: From You to the Universe

By Chris Impey

Book information

Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Year
2010
ISBN
0393069850, 9780393079173, 9780393069853, 039333998X, 9780393339987
LCC
QB991.E53 I47 2010
Open Library ID
OL23954130M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (21768216 bytes)
Pages
674\674
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

The fascinating science behind the eventual end to everything—from the individual to all existence.Although we may try to keep it tucked at the back of our minds, most of us are aware of our own mortality. But few among us know what science, with the help of insights yielded from groundbreaking new research, has to say about death on a larger scale. Enter astronomer Chris Impey, who chronicles the death of the whole shebang: individual, species, biosphere, earth, sun, Milky Way, and, finally, the entire universe. With a healthy dose of humor, How It Ends illuminates everything from the technologies of human life extension and the evolutionary arms race between microbes and men to the inescapable dimming of the sun and the ultimate “big rip,” giving us a rare glimpse into a universe without us. 68 illustrations

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