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[Pages:207]A BRIEFER HISTORY OF TIME

FROM THE BIG BANG TO THE BIG MAC?

Eric Schulman

Copyright ? 1999-2004 by Eric Schulman. Some rights reserved.

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First printing 1999

Electronic release 2004

ISBN 0-7167-3389-7

This book is dedicated to Emily

I don't pretend to understand the Universe?it's a great deal bigger than I am.

--Thomas Carlyle, December 28, 1868

A BRIEFER HISTORY OF TIME

The History of the Universe in 100 Words or Less

Quantum fluctuation. Inflation. Expansion. Particle-antiparticle annihilation. Deuterium and helium production. Recombination. Galaxy formation. Turbulent fragmentation. Massive star formation. Stellar evolution. Iron production. Supernova explosion. Star formation. Planetary differentiation. Volatile gas expulsion. Molecular reproduction. Protein construction. Fermentation. Cell differentiation. Respiration. Multicellular organisms. Sexual reproduction. Evolutionary diversification. Trilobite domination. Land exploration. Comet collision. Dinosaur extinction. Mammal expansion. Homo sapiens manifestation. Language acquisition. Glaciation. Innovation. Religion. Animal domestication. Food surplus production. Inscription. Warring nations. Empire creation and destruction. Civilization. Constitution. Industrialization. World conflagrations. Fission explosions. Computerization. Space exploration. Population explosion. Superpower confrontation. Internet expansion. Resignation. Reunification. World Wide Web creation. Composition. Extrapolation.

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