The author has a distinct talent for rendering his complex subject both interesting and accessible to his readers. It is this particular quality that has made him well known throughout the world. He shares with the reader his personal and intellectual flow of ideas from the beginning of his career to the present day. We are convinced that the reader will find this volume both captivating and informative as the author guides us through some of the greatest mysteries still left to man.
Paul Davies is a scientist and writer whose career has taken him from investigating the deepest mysteries of the Universe to the problem of life itself. This wide-ranging but accessible book provides the best possible introduction to the man and his work. (John Gribbin)
Paul Davies is Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Adelaide Australia. He obtained a doctorate from University College London in 1970 and he has also held academic posts at the universities of London, Cambridge and Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
He emigrated to Australia in 1990. His research interests are in the field of black holes, cosmology and quantum gravity including superstrings, higher-dimensional black holes and quantum cosmology.
Among his better known works are God and the New Physics, Superforce, The Cosmic Blueprint, The Mind of God and The Last Three Minutes. His latest books include a major work of popular science entitled About Time, and Are We Alone?, dealing with the search for extraterrestrial life.
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