{"product_id":"cycles-of-time-roger-penrose-9780307278463","title":"Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Nobel prize-winner Roger Penrose, this groundbreaking book is for anyone \"who is interested in the world, how it works, and how it got here\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Journal of Books).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Penrose presents a new perspective on three of cosmology's essential questions: What came before the Big Bang? What is the source of order in our universe? And what cosmic future awaits us? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe shows how the expected fate of our ever-accelerating and expanding universe--heat death or ultimate entropy--can actually be reinterpreted as the conditions that will begin a new \"Big Bang.\" He details the basic principles beneath our universe, explaining various standard and non-standard cosmological models, the fundamental role of the cosmic microwave background, the paramount significance of black holes, and other basic building blocks of contemporary physics. Intellectually thrilling and widely accessible, \u003ci\u003eCycles of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome new contribution to our understanding of the universe from one of our greatest mathematicians and thinkers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger Penrose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307278468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307278463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.27w x 0.71d","brand":"Roger Penrose","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051871301887,"sku":"9780307278463","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e77c175e-11de-43a1-aa0d-6a944c4720eb.jpg?v=1685015668","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cycles-of-time-roger-penrose-9780307278463","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}