Review of Mysteries Of the First Instant
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Review of Mysteries Of the First Instant
[Following is a volunteer review of "Mysteries Of the First Instant" by Daniel Friedmann.]
Daniel Friedmann’s book Mysteries of the First Instant is an incredible non-fiction book that explores the concept of what happened when the world began, before the big bang had occurred, if that is what happened. I think the main question we must ask ourselves is: Was there really a big bang? Were atoms and particles fixating together to create the world? Was it God? Was it natural selection? In fact, there is a huge catalogue of questionable hypotheses to answer this question created by well-known scientists, and this book explores this, paying particular attention to the Big Bang and what happened before it. If this sounds like something you are interested in, you should read this book.
In this book, the author begins to explore the beginning of the world, particularly before the big bang, as he states. Primarily, I think he stated that because that is the theory he believes, and in actual fact, I believe in this too. To prove the points he discusses with evidence, he uses his and his son's conversations to help elaborate a little bit better. In the beginning, he uses Lego to discuss the particles that he believes may have started the beginning of the world. For example, he says that the Lego experiment helps to prove that elements bond together nicely, just like Lego does too. Without going too much into this, I will let you read more about this. The author explains that the scientific approach to how the world began “starts by identifying what is needed to come into existence." To understand this further and create your own assumptions with the information available to you in this book, you must read this book in depth to really understand what is being said. I must say a lot of this information had me thinking deeply about the universe.
There are many things I like about this book. For instance, the language in this book is clear, precise, and comprehensive. Furthermore, there are no errors in this book, meaning it is well edited and contributed to my pleasant reading experience. The writing style is also commendable. It is fitting for the audience and is a conversation, which helps with the flow of the book. There were many interesting facts discussed in this book; one that I particularly enjoyed was “inflationary theory means different regions of the universe used to be closed together." I found the annotation for this useful and valuable, hence why I liked it so much. This brings me to the next positive attribute I liked. I enjoyed how the information and conversations the author had with his son Seb gave me food for thought with the current opinions I had on the subject. The images and graphs included in this book also helped to prove and examine the evidence available for the points that were made. It is clear that there was a lot of research incorporated into this book, along with his faith playing a part in his discussions.
In terms of negative aspects, there is nothing to dislike about the book; however, if I wanted to be more picky, I would suggest that in some of the conversations, there was complicating wording, and whilst this did not bother me and I understood it, some scientific terms may be hard for other readers to understand. There were no errors, and all the points he created were aligned with scientific evidence. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
In summary, I rate the book 5 out of 5 stars. I think that the book deserves the full rating because of all the positive attributes detected and discussed above and the fact that I was unable to find anything to critique. I think that this book resonates with those who enjoy scientific-based books and those who wish to explore the world's beginnings.
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Mysteries Of the First Instant
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Daniel Friedmann’s book Mysteries of the First Instant is an incredible non-fiction book that explores the concept of what happened when the world began, before the big bang had occurred, if that is what happened. I think the main question we must ask ourselves is: Was there really a big bang? Were atoms and particles fixating together to create the world? Was it God? Was it natural selection? In fact, there is a huge catalogue of questionable hypotheses to answer this question created by well-known scientists, and this book explores this, paying particular attention to the Big Bang and what happened before it. If this sounds like something you are interested in, you should read this book.
In this book, the author begins to explore the beginning of the world, particularly before the big bang, as he states. Primarily, I think he stated that because that is the theory he believes, and in actual fact, I believe in this too. To prove the points he discusses with evidence, he uses his and his son's conversations to help elaborate a little bit better. In the beginning, he uses Lego to discuss the particles that he believes may have started the beginning of the world. For example, he says that the Lego experiment helps to prove that elements bond together nicely, just like Lego does too. Without going too much into this, I will let you read more about this. The author explains that the scientific approach to how the world began “starts by identifying what is needed to come into existence." To understand this further and create your own assumptions with the information available to you in this book, you must read this book in depth to really understand what is being said. I must say a lot of this information had me thinking deeply about the universe.
There are many things I like about this book. For instance, the language in this book is clear, precise, and comprehensive. Furthermore, there are no errors in this book, meaning it is well edited and contributed to my pleasant reading experience. The writing style is also commendable. It is fitting for the audience and is a conversation, which helps with the flow of the book. There were many interesting facts discussed in this book; one that I particularly enjoyed was “inflationary theory means different regions of the universe used to be closed together." I found the annotation for this useful and valuable, hence why I liked it so much. This brings me to the next positive attribute I liked. I enjoyed how the information and conversations the author had with his son Seb gave me food for thought with the current opinions I had on the subject. The images and graphs included in this book also helped to prove and examine the evidence available for the points that were made. It is clear that there was a lot of research incorporated into this book, along with his faith playing a part in his discussions.
In terms of negative aspects, there is nothing to dislike about the book; however, if I wanted to be more picky, I would suggest that in some of the conversations, there was complicating wording, and whilst this did not bother me and I understood it, some scientific terms may be hard for other readers to understand. There were no errors, and all the points he created were aligned with scientific evidence. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
In summary, I rate the book 5 out of 5 stars. I think that the book deserves the full rating because of all the positive attributes detected and discussed above and the fact that I was unable to find anything to critique. I think that this book resonates with those who enjoy scientific-based books and those who wish to explore the world's beginnings.
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Mysteries Of the First Instant
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes | on Smashwords
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