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  • Published: 17 September 2024
  • ISBN: 9781405968874
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 464
  • RRP: $39.99

The Universal History of Us

A 13.8 billion year tale from the Big Bang to you




How did we come to be? A complete, uncomplicated guide to the science of life, the universe and everything

How did everything start?

And how did we come to exist?

In this one book Oxford Professor Tim Coulson seeks to simply explain what science tells us about the history of the universe from the Big Bang to the existence of humanity, and whether our existence was always inevitable or if we are just incredibly lucky.

Telling the scientific story of our origins in language that won't put off non-scientists, Coulson provides the most accessible and clear guide yet to what thousands of years of study have told us about who we are, where we came from and what comes next.

  • Published: 17 September 2024
  • ISBN: 9781405968874
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 464
  • RRP: $39.99

Praise for The Universal History of Us

Coulson’s book is highly readable and a neat mixture of erudition and entertainment

Independent

I learnt a lot from this fantastic book on the history of the universe as will anyone who reads it.

Nils Chr. Stenseth, Director of the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis at the University of Oslo, former President of the Norwegian Academy of Science and a member of the US National Academy of Sciences

Tim Coulson’s book is a ripping yarn about the history of our improbable existence. It is smart, informative, yet approachable and brimming with personal anecdotes and humour.

Rosemary Gillespie, William M. and Esther G. Schlinger Chair in Systematic Entomology and Professor of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, Division of Insect Biology at University of California, Berkeley
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