Atom : An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...and Beyond

Atom Succeeds In Taking Us On A Vast And Tumultuous Ride Through Time And Space, With Contemporary Science As Our Often-demanding Guide. Yet The Effort Is Amply Rewarded, For The Story Sparks Our Sense Of Wonderment At The Universe. Divine Wind -- The Universe In An Atom -- The Right Stuff -- Time's Arrow -- Nature Of Nurture? -- Ten Minutes To Die -- One Hundred Million Years Of Solitude -- Things That Went Bump In The Night -- Voyage -- First Light -- A Pretty Big Bang -- The Galaxy Strikes Back -- Fire And Ice -- Cooking With Gas -- The Dangerous Energy Game -- The Wonder Years -- Return -- A Snowball In Hell, Humans, And Other Catastrophes -- The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times -- Through A Glass Darkly -- Ashes To Ashes -- Dust To Dust. By Lawrence M. Krauss. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 290-292) And Index.