About the Book
A photograph.
13.7 billion years ago, something big happened. Using mathematics, observation and experimental science, time can be explored in reverse. Physics equations that include time as a variable, work as well backwards as they do forwards. Rolling back the film, 13.7 billion years, gets us to a singularity of pure energy with infinite temperature and density. Within a few millionths of a second the four fundamental forces of nature were evident. Energy, and the Universe, expanded at near the speed of light.
As this expansion happened, only a few minutes after the big bang, cooling allowed quanta to clump into matter. Hydrogen and helium made up most of the matter in the universe. It wasn’t until stars formed that heavier elements were forged in their cores under immense pressure and temperatures. Elements heavier than iron, 26th in the table of elements, like silver, gold and platinum are mainly produced under the most extreme events like neutron star mergers.
When these stars explode in supernova and kilonova events, they send their bounty of elements into space to form clouds of dust, rocks and eventually new stars and planets form, like the Sun and Earth.
The reignition of this matter as gravity squeezes it back together, produces the light and heat needed for life to form and flourish. Life is a collection of matter, arranged in a way as to be aware of its surroundings. As the complexity of life on Earth increased, consciousness emerged, and life-forms became aware not only of their surroundings, but of themselves.
Desire, wonder, beauty, love, and myriad human experiences became reality.
The Universe was looking at itself, approvingly. It needed a record of this miracle. It needed:
KEEPERS OF THE LIGHT
13.7 billion years ago, something big happened. Using mathematics, observation and experimental science, time can be explored in reverse. Physics equations that include time as a variable, work as well backwards as they do forwards. Rolling back the film, 13.7 billion years, gets us to a singularity of pure energy with infinite temperature and density. Within a few millionths of a second the four fundamental forces of nature were evident. Energy, and the Universe, expanded at near the speed of light.
As this expansion happened, only a few minutes after the big bang, cooling allowed quanta to clump into matter. Hydrogen and helium made up most of the matter in the universe. It wasn’t until stars formed that heavier elements were forged in their cores under immense pressure and temperatures. Elements heavier than iron, 26th in the table of elements, like silver, gold and platinum are mainly produced under the most extreme events like neutron star mergers.
When these stars explode in supernova and kilonova events, they send their bounty of elements into space to form clouds of dust, rocks and eventually new stars and planets form, like the Sun and Earth.
The reignition of this matter as gravity squeezes it back together, produces the light and heat needed for life to form and flourish. Life is a collection of matter, arranged in a way as to be aware of its surroundings. As the complexity of life on Earth increased, consciousness emerged, and life-forms became aware not only of their surroundings, but of themselves.
Desire, wonder, beauty, love, and myriad human experiences became reality.
The Universe was looking at itself, approvingly. It needed a record of this miracle. It needed:
KEEPERS OF THE LIGHT
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
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Project Option: Standard Portrait, 8×10 in, 20×25 cm
# of Pages: 44 - Publish Date: Sep 09, 2023
- Language English
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