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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY * THE WASHINGTON POST * THE ECONOMIST * NEW SCIENTIST * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY * THE GUARDIAN

 

“A thrilling tour of potential cosmic doomsdays....Mack’s infectious enthusiasm for communicating the finer points of cosmological doom elevates The End of Everything over any other book on the topic.” —The Wall Street Journal

 

“I found it helpful—not reassuring, certainly, but mind-expanding—to be reminded of our place in a vast cosmos.” —James Gleick, The New York Times Book Review

 

In this highly accessible and engaging account, astrophysicist Katie Mack explores the five most plausible ways our universe might end—Big Crunch, Heat Death, Big Rip, Vacuum Decay, and Bounce. Combining expert scientific insight with wit and clarity, Mack not only explains complex concepts in cosmology and theoretical physics for a general audience but also reflects on the existential implications and wonder inspired by contemplating the ultimate fate of the cosmos.

 

Dr. Katie Mack has been contemplating these questions since she was a young student, when her astronomy professor informed her the universe could end at any moment, in an instant. This revelation set her on the path toward theoretical astrophysics. Now, with lively wit and humor, she takes us on a mind-bending tour through five of the cosmos’s possible finales: the Big Crunch, Heat Death, the Big Rip, Vacuum Decay (the one that could happen at any moment!), and the Bounce. Guiding us through cutting-edge science and major concepts in quantum mechanics, cosmology, string theory, and much more, The End of Everything is a wildly fun, surprisingly upbeat ride to the farthest reaches of all that we know.

 

Contents:

 

Introduction to the Cosmos 1

Big Bang to Now 15

Big Crunch 51

Heat Death 71

Big Rip 105

Vacuum Decay 129

Bounce 157

Future of the Future 177

Epilogue 205

Acknowledgments 211

Index 215