Description: "We are living today in the golden age of cosmology: over the past few decades, some of the biggest cosmic questions have been transformed from dreamy theorizing to hard-won discovery. We now understand the history of our universe better than we understand the history of our own planet. And yet many answers are still tantalizingly out of reach. In What's Eating the Universe?, ... Paul Davies takes us on a ... tour of the cosmic frontier, ... explaining what we now know, and exploring the intriguing--and sometimes terrifying--possibilities that lie before us"--
Brief description: Paul Davies is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist, broadcaster, and best-selling author. A winner of the prestigious Templeton Prize, he is Regents' Professor of Physics and director of the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University.
Review Quotes: "What's Eating the Universe? is a veritable feast for curious minds. Davies, a polymath and lyrical writer, masterfully tackles all the big questions ranging from why this Universe to the meaning of life and the significance of the present moment--a whirlwind journey through ideas that have shaped our understanding of the cosmos and its constituents."--Priyamvada Natarajan, author of "Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos"