Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. At the Edge of Time 1
5. 2. A World of Time and Space 12
6. 3. A World without a Beginning? 25
7. 4. Glimpses of the Big Bang 46
8. 5. The Universe and the Accelerator 63
9. 6. The Origins of Everything 84
10. 7. Hearts of Darkness 105
11. 8. A Beacon in the Dark? 125
12. 9. Radically Rethinking Dark Matter 143
13. 10. A Flash in Time 158
14. 11. Endless Worlds Most Beautiful 182
15. 12. Touching the Edge of Time 201
16. Credits 225
17. Index 227