The best-selling author of Fermat's Last Theorem and The Book of Ciphers talks about bright minds that have solved the secret of the Big Bang. This book? a remarkable study of the question of all questions: "How did the universe come about?" Albert Einstein once said, "The most incomprehensible property of the universe is that it is accessible to our understanding." Does Simon Singh believe that it is not only geniuses like Einstein who can understand the laws of physics to which the universe will obey? every person is capable of this. This book does not just tell what exactly the Big Bang theory is, and why do cosmological physicists believe that it correctly describes the origin of the universe? it is also a fascinating story about scientists who fought with generally accepted ideas about the Universe as an eternal and unchanging object. Simon Singh, known for his successes in affordable delivery of disconcertingly complex concepts, is the most suitable guide for such a journey.