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Paul Davies'' The Goldilocks Enigma: Why is the Universe Just Right for Life? gets to the heart of what makes the universe tick - and what makes our place in it so special.

It''s not too hot, it''s not too cold, and its forces act together in a way that''s just right: why does the universe seem so perfectly tailor-made for life to exist?

Paul Davies, one of the world''s most acclaimed science writers, shows how everything from the humble carbon atom to the speed of light and the laws of physics themselves interact. He asks: is there a theory of everything within our grasp? If there was a big bang, what happened before it? Is there on universe or many? Could we exist within an endless time loop?

''This is popular science as home to the really big questions''
  Independent Books of the Year

''Beautifully judged''
  Guardian

''Britain''s most eminent cosmologist ... Davies is effortle

The Goldilocks Enigma

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/07/2007
      ISBN13: 9780141023267, 978-0141023267
      ISBN10: 0141023260
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      Science & Nature Cosmology and the universe Popular science

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Paul Davies'' The Goldilocks Enigma: Why is the Universe Just Right for Life? gets to the heart of what makes the universe tick - and what makes our place in it so special.

      It''s not too hot, it''s not too cold, and its forces act together in a way that''s just right: why does the universe seem so perfectly tailor-made for life to exist?

      Paul Davies, one of the world''s most acclaimed science writers, shows how everything from the humble carbon atom to the speed of light and the laws of physics themselves interact. He asks: is there a theory of everything within our grasp? If there was a big bang, what happened before it? Is there on universe or many? Could we exist within an endless time loop?

      ''This is popular science as home to the really big questions''
        Independent Books of the Year

      ''Beautifully judged''
        Guardian

      ''Britain''s most eminent cosmologist ... Davies is effortle

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