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  • Conjectures About the Ultimate Fate of the Universe
  • By: Paul Davies
  • Narrated by: John Curless
  • Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
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By: Paul Davies
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Ragnarok. Armageddon. Doomsday. Since the dawn of time, man has wondered how the world would end. In The Last Three Minutes, Paul Davies reveals the latest theories.  

It might end in a whimper, slowly scattering into the infinite void. Then again, it might be yanked back by its own gravity and end in a catastrophic "Big Crunch". There are other more frightening possibilities. We may be seconds away from doom at this very moment.  

Voiced in clear language that makes the cutting-edge science of quarks, neutrinos, wormholes, and metaverses accessible to the layman, The Last Three Minutes treats listeners to a wide range of conjectures about the ultimate fate of the universe. Along the way, it takes the occasional divergent path to discuss some slightly less cataclysmic topics such as galactic colonization, what would happen if the Earth were struck by the comet Swift-Tuttle (a distinct possibility), the effects of falling in a black hole, and how to create a "baby universe".  

Wonderfully morbid to the core, this is one of the most original science audiobooks to come along in years.  
©1994 Paul Davies (P)2018 Recorded Books
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Interesting

enjoyed this book short enough not to be too overwhelming... even though the subject matter can be mind-boggling. thank you

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Should be on the national curriculum!

A truly provocative mind expanding experience to rival the expanding nature of the universes themselves.

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