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The Goldilocks enigma: why is the universe just right for life?

By Michael , Davies , Paul C. W.;Prendergast

Book information

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Year
2008
ISBN
9780618592265, 9780547053585, 9780547348469, 0547053584, 0618592261
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2318549 bytes)
Series
Mariner book
Edition
1st Mariner books ed
Pages
XIV, 315 str. : ilustr. ; 21 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
kozmična evolucija;Kozmologija;Kvantna teorija;Cos

Description

An acclaimed physicist and cosmologist considers the multiverse and more: "Very readable indeed . . . This is Doctor Who, but for real." —TheGuardian The Goldilocks Enigma is Paul Davies's eagerly awaited return to cosmology, the successor to his critically acclaimed bestseller The Mind of God. Here he tackles all the "big questions," including the biggest of them all: Why does the universe seem so well adapted for life? In his characteristically clear and elegant style, Davies shows how recent scientific discoveries point to a perplexing fact: many different aspects of the cosmos, from the properties of the humble carbon atom to the speed of light, seem tailor-made to produce life. A radical new theory says it's because our universe is just one of an infinite number of universes, each one slightly different. Our universe is bio-friendly by accident—we just happened to win the cosmic jackpot. While this...

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