The Big Bang and the Birth of the Universe: A Beginner's Journey Through the Origin, Evolution, and Ultimate Fate of the Cosmos (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798182322768)

How do we actually know the universe had a beginning? What happened in the first trillionth of a second, before there were atoms, stars, or even light? And how did a hot, formless flash of energy become the galaxies, planets, and people that fill the cosmos today?

The Big Bang is the most sweeping story science has ever told, and this book takes it apart from the ground up. No physics degree required, no heavy math assumed. Starting with the ancient sky-watchers and building through the discovery that the universe is expanding, it walks you step by step through the entire history of everything, from the first instant to the distant end.

Inside, you'll discover:
- What the Big Bang really was, and the common ideas about it that are wrong
- How the faint afterglow of the early universe proves it happened
- Why the universe is roughly 75 percent hydrogen and 25 percent helium
- The eras of cosmic history, from recombination to the first stars and galaxies
- Dark matter, dark energy, and the strange recipe that makes up the cosmos
- How we measure the age and size of the entire universe
- What might have come before the beginning, and how it could all end

This is the clear, honest guide to the origin of everything, told from the first flash of light to the final fate of the cosmos.

Author: Barrett Marsden
ISBN-13: 9798182322768
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 06/19/2026
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d