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The Universe: Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos Audiobook, by John Brockman Play Audiobook Sample

The Universe: Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos Audiobook

The Universe: Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos Audiobook, by John Brockman Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Danny Campbell, Antony Ferguson, Jo Anna Perrin Publisher: Tantor Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 8.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 6.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: September 2014 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781494575373

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

23

Longest Chapter Length:

58:48 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

08:58 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

33:20 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

11

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Publisher Description

In The Universe, today's most influential science writers explain the science behind our evolving understanding of the universe and everything in it, including the cutting-edge research and discoveries that are shaping our knowledge.

  • Lee Smolin reveals how math and cosmology are helping us create a theory of the whole universe.


  • Neil Turok analyzes the fundamental laws of nature, what came before the big bang, and the possibility of a unified theory.


  • Seth Lloyd investigates the impact of computational revolutions and the informational revolution.


  • Lawrence Krauss provides fresh insight into gravity, dark matter, and the energy of empty space.


  • Brian Greene and Walter Isaacson discuss Albert Einstein.


  • And much more.
Explore the universe with some of today's greatest minds: what it is, how it came into being, and what may happen next.

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"Illuminating, mind-expanding. . . . A spectacular, mind-bending read."

— Brain Pickings

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About John Brockman

John Brockman, editor of many books, including The Next Fifty Years, is also the author of By the Late John Brockman, The Third Culture, and Digerati: Encounters with the Cyber Elite. He is the founder and CEO of Brockman Inc., a literary and software agency, and the publisher and editor of the website Edge. He lives in New York City.

About the Narrators

Danny Campbell is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and an actor who has appeared in CBS’ The Guardian, the films A Pool, a Fool, and a Duel and Greater Than Gravity, and in over twenty-five commercials. He is a company member of the Independent Shakespeare Company in Los Angeles and is an adjunct faculty member at Santa Monica College.

Antony Ferguson, Earphones Award–winning narrator, was born in London. He has performed successfully on both sides of the Atlantic and has played many leading roles in theater, film, and television.

Jo Anna Perrin is an audiobook narrator whose readings include Disarming the Narcissist by Wendy T. Behary, You Lost Me There by Rosecrans Baldwin, American Freak Show by Willie Geist, and many others.