Robert Langdon, professor of Harvard Symbolism and Religious Iconology, arrives at the state-of-the-art Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao to take part in a major announcement - the discovery of a discovery that will "change the face of science forever." The evening is hosted by Edmond Kirsch, a 40-year-old billionaire and futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and bold predictions have made him a famous world figure. Kirsch, who was one of Langdon's first students at Harvard two decades ago, is about to open an amazing breakthrough... which will answer two fundamental questions about human existence.