Minimalist History of the Universe

Our presence does make the solar system special. On a summer night, you lie on the beach and look up at the night sky. A small meteor slid past quietly, and before it was too late to make a wish, an incredible thing happened: you traveled through five billion years at once, and walked into the time travel...

Stephen Hawking's protege and Ph.D. in physics Christopher Galfard takes us on an astonishing journey into the past, present and future of the universe. No charts and equations are needed, just relying on weird imagination, we can go to the surface of the dying sun, fly over distant galaxies, and feel the charm of death from black holes... You can easily understand the magic of the universe today, continue Explore the existence of God, the origin of time, and the future of humanity.