{"product_id":"the-whole-shebang-a-state-of-the-universe-report-9780684838618","title":"The Whole Shebang: A State of the Universe Report","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Timothy Ferris\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Space Science - Cosmology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the prizewinning author who has been called \"the greatest science writer in the world\" comes this delightfully comprehensive and comprehensible report on how science today envisions the universe as a whole. \u003cbr\u003eTimothy Ferris provides a clear, elegantly written overview of current research and a forecast of where cosmological theory is likely to go in the twenty-first century. He explores the questions that have occurred to even casual readers -- who are curious about nature on the largest scales: What does it mean to say that the universe is \"expanding,\" or that space is \"curved\"? -- and sheds light on the possibility that our universe is only one among many universes, each with its own physical laws and prospects for the emergence of life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45409311588503,"sku":"9780684838618","price":2028.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780684838618.webp?v=1767311255","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-whole-shebang-a-state-of-the-universe-report-9780684838618","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}