num_pages: 532
description: A half century ago, a shocking Washington Post headline claimed that the world began in five cataclysmic minutes rather than having existed for all time; a skeptical scientist dubbed the maverick theory the Big Bang. In this amazingly comprehensible history of the universe, Simon Singh decodes the mystery behind the Big Bang theory, lading us through the development of one of the most extraordinary, important, and awe-inspiring theories in science.
language: English
title: Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe
titlecomplete: Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe
genres: Physics, Space, Science Nature, History, Popular Science, Philosophy, Astronomy, Education, Science, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 18136
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award
category: Scientist
publisher: Harper Perennial