Atom: An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth... and Beyond

Cover......Page 1
Atom: An Odyssey From The Big Bang To Life On Earth... And Beyond......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Contents......Page 12
The City On The Edge Of Forever......Page 16
Part One: Divine Wind......Page 20
1. The Universe In An Atom......Page 22
2. The Right Stuff......Page 32
3. Time’s Arrow......Page 47
4. Nature Or Nurture?......Page 63
5. Ten Minutes To Die......Page 71
6. One Hundred Million Years Of Solitude......Page 78
7. Things That Went Bump In The Night......Page 90
Part Two: Voyage......Page 104
8. First Light......Page 106
9. A Pretty Big Bang......Page 125
10. The Galaxy Strikes Back......Page 143
11. Fire And Ice......Page 150
12. Cooking With Gas......Page 170
13. The Dangerous Energy Game......Page 184
14. The Wonder Years......Page 207
Part Three: Return......Page 228
15. A Snowball In Hell, Humans, And Other Catastrophes......Page 230
16. The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times......Page 249
17. Through A Glass Darkly......Page 257
18. Ashes To Ashes......Page 272
19. Dust To Dust......Page 282
Epilogue......Page 298
Sources And Acknowledgments......Page 300
Index......Page 306