Tip for Reading List — History of the Multiverse Concept | Explained News, The Indian Express

Tip for Reading List — History of the Multiverse Concept | Explained News, The Indian Express

By Express News Service |Published: October 19, 2019 2:55:48 am

Tip for Reading List — History of the Multiverse Concept

“While ‘multiverse’ is in the book’s subtitle, and Siegfried starts the book with contemporary discussions about it, much of the book is a historical account of how our understanding of just what comprises the universe has evolved,” The Space Review writes in its review.

This idea is not just restricted to science fiction. Some scientists believe that our universe may indeed be just one of many.

MULTIVERSE IS a scientific concept that has become commonly used because of the popularity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In Avengers: Endgame, the Ancient One explains how removing any of the Infinity Stones will create splinter timelines, each continuing alongside the original one, with a different universe along each timeline. This idea is not just restricted to science fiction. Some scientists believe that our universe may indeed be just one of many. The idea goes back many centuries, in fact, and it is this history that Tom Siegfried, former editor-in-chief of Science Magazine, explores in his new book The Number of the Heavens: A History of the Multiverse and the Quest to Understand the Cosmos.