De internationale topwetenschapper Thomas Hertog over het ontstaan van het heelal

Thomas Hertog werkte meer dan twintig jaar nauw samen met Stephen Hawking, een van de grootste natuurkundigen van onze tijd. Waar Hawking eerder de meest prangende vragen over het universum beantwoordde in zijn postuum uitgegeven boek De antwoorden op de grote vragen, vertelt Hertog in Het ontstaan van de tijd over hun gezamenlijke onderzoek. Hun centrale vraag: hoe is het mogelijk dat het heelal bij de oerknal ...

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