This classic work about Mankind's place in the Universe is now reissued in new covers at a lower price. Widely praised as a tour de force of scientific writing, the book offers fascinating insights into the nature of life, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and the past history and fate of our universe. Both authors are high-profile writers of popular science.

John D. Barrow , Professor of Astronomy, University of Sussex, Frank J. Tipler , Professor of Mathematical Physics, Tulane University, New Orleans

`an engaging book ... practically a universal education in both the history of modern science and the history of the Universe ... will be much quoted, much debated and much praised' Nature