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Paul Davies delves into the science, cosmology, and philosophy of time, highlighting how Einstein’s theory revealed time as elastic—warped by motion and gravity—and how this challenges the traditional past‑present‑future distinction. He argues that all physical reality must have had a definite origin, implying a beginning (and potentially an end) to time. The book surveys what modern physics, from the static moments near black holes to the time‑free regimes of quantum theory, can tell us about the true nature of time, the apparent paradoxes between the universe’s age and its components, and whether time is merely an illusion or could even run backward.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Science/Physics
Authors: Paul Davies
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