On the Origin of Time

This book by professor Thomas Hertog reveals the latest discoveries made in theoretical physics and cosmology. The author summarises his latest discoveries with Stephen Hawking of which Stephen could not see the publication anymore.

So far, reading an exciting book and not being able to put it down only happened to me with fiction books. It is the first time this happens to me with a nonfiction book. The book reveals the history of our universe and our time and the story is so fascinating not only because of the findings themselves but also because of the way the researchers got there.

It looks like existence, creation and evolution are one and the same trinity. Our universe and its evolution are not carved in stone but in soft qubits, the measurement of which is affected by us observers, carriers of truckloads of qubits ourselves. Not all concepts are easily accessible but the author made a wonderful attempt as he is a good storyteller too. People who can combine the highest level of scientific research with good science popularising skills deserve the greatest admiration.

I refer to my English blogs on science, my Dutch blogs on science (not a translation of the English blog) and to Deus Absconditus (not a blog about science, rather about our tradition concerning our creation).