Beware Invisible Cows by Andy Martin

Beware Invisible Cows by Andy Martin

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A gripping popular science travel book looking at the massive experiments designed to find out who we are, where we came from and where we are going

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Beware Invisible Cows by Andy Martin

What really happened at the moment of the Big Bang? And how the hell do we know? And why is finding out so important? And who are these people who design and build these experiments? And is it all worth it? Andy Martin sets out on a road trip to search for the soul of the universe. In his personal quest for the mother of all truths, he has to go all the way back to the origin of time and space. He climbs up to the highest observatory in the world and sticks his head inside a 4 km-long laser tube capable of surfing waves from the Big Bang. He sees himself the way he used to be in a mirror and he discovers where you go when you die. He has close encounters with aliens and intimations of immortality. This book has everything -- science, philosophy, literature, religion, Einstein, Weinstein, God, the Godfather, all seen through a glass darkly.
Andy Martin is the author of Stealing the Wave, Napoleon the Novelist and Waiting for Bardot. He is married, is a roadie for his two sons, and teaches at Cambridge University. In various parallel worlds, he is a surfer, a Hollywood scriptwriter, and a great poet.
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ISBN 13 9781847374165
ISBN 10 1847374166
Title Beware Invisible Cows
Author Andy Martin
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd
Year published 2009-06-01
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.