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Timothy Ferris sums up the universe in "The Whole Shebang." |
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in this forum:Was Einstein wrong? What was the location of the Big Bang ? What was the universe like before the Big Bang? If the universe is expanding, is gravity weakening? What is the universe expanding into?
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Sydnor H. Byrne, Physics Teacher at Estero High, FL asks: What is the current thinking of what the universe was like before the Big Bang?
Timothy Ferris responds:
Nobody knows, but one possibility is that "our" universe began as a bubble arising from a bit of space in a previously-existing universe. That's why the book's subtitle contains the parenthetical plural, "A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report."
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