From the Book - First edition.
Introduction: When one universe is not enough
Eternity through the stars : Louis-Auguste Blanqui, Friedrich Nietzsche, and the quest for replica worlds
Theories from another dimension : Albert Einstein's ground-shattering revolution and Theodor Kaluza's radical response
Showdown in Hilbert's Hotel : the competing quantum visions of Niels Bohr, Hugh Everett, and others
Order from chaos : Charles Misner's mixmaster model versus Brandon Carter's anthropic principle
Burgeoning truths : Alan Guth, Andrei Linde and the inflationary universe
Tangled up in strings : Ed Witten, Steven Weinberg, and the higher dimensional landscape
Seasons of rebirth : the vying cyclic cosmologies of Paul Steinhardt and Roger Penrose
The time travelers party : Kip Thorne, Steven Hawking, and the prospects for temporal voyages
Conclusion: The reflecting pool and the sea.
