Free book download for kindle About Time: Cosmol

<b>Now in paperback, “a phenomenal blend of science and cultural history” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, starred review), <i>About Time</i> gives readers a peek into the cutting edge of cosmology, showing how it is intimately wedded to the texture of our daily lives.</b><br /><br /><b>Our universe’s “beginning” is at an end. </b>What does this have to do with us, here on Earth? Everything. Our lives are about to be dramatically shaken—as altered as they were by the invention of the clock, the steam engine, the railroad, the radio and the Internet. <br /><br />In <i>About Time, </i>astrophysicist Adam Frank allows us a peek into the cutting edge of cosmology, explaining how the texture of our lives changes along with our understanding of the universe’s origin. Since we awoke to self-consciousness fifty thousand years ago, our lived experience of time, from hunting and gathering to the invention of cell phones and electronic calendars, has been transformed and rebuilt many times. But the latest