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  • Published: 29 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9781405981460
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 464

A Little History of Everything

From the Big Bang to You





How did we come to be? A complete, uncomplicated guide to the science of life, the universe and everything.

How did everything start?

And how did we come to exist?

In one book Oxford Professor Tim Coulson seeks to simply explain what science tells us about the history of the universe from the Big Bang to the existence of humanity, and whether our existence was always inevitable or if we are just incredibly lucky.

Coulson's engaging and accessible storytelling will enthral even the most reluctant of readers with its exploration of what thousands of years of study has told us about who we are, where we came from and what happens next.

  • Published: 29 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9781405981460
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 464

About the author

Tim Coulson

Tim Coulson is Professor of Zoology and joint Head of Biology at the University of Oxford. He has worked as an academic researcher and taught biology for over three decades and has published over 200 papers in scientific journals. A Little History of Everything is his first book.

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