From the Big Bang to the Theory of Everything, Sunday Telegraph Science Correspondent Robert Matthews takes us on a tour of twenty-five of the biggest ideas in modern science. Along the way, he explains how the theory that proved Einstein wrong might one day make teleportation possible; how the principles of mathematics could be used to broker peace treaties; and why the key to understanding some of the deepest mysteries of the universe could be linked to the barcode on our groceries. Matthews uncovers the major personalities in the history of science, from World War Two code breaker Alan Turing and his test for artificial intelligence, to modern scientists such as Richard Dawkins and Stephen Hawking. He explains key terms throughout and each �big idea� also features a timeline charting the key discoveries.

Robert Matthews is Visiting Research Fellow at Aston University and Science Correspondent for The Sunday Telegraph. He writes regular columns for, among others, The New Scientist and Focus magazine, and has published papers on a range of subjects from cryptography to cosmology. Most famously, his research on Murphy's Law (why toast always lands butter-side down) won him a discourse to the Royal Institution of Great Britain.

"Distinguished science journalist Robert Matthews explains 25 of greatest science theories from Big Bang to Chaos, from Evolution to Number Theory. Easily accessible and packed with research."
Daily Express

"It's interesting and it's intelligent. The book is really not that hard to read and not as dry as a soya biscuit."
Buzz Magazine

"Matthews has a gift for finding the simple, fascinating stories at the heart of concepts transforming the modern world.Scientific sophisticates will appreciate this book as an enjoyable summary of developments in diverse fields, while newcomers will be mesmerized by how bright ideas make the world go round."
John Rennie, Editor in Chief, Scientific American

"Eclectic, engrossing, and exuberant: the grand sweep of science matched with crystal-clear snapshots of some of its greatest ideas."
Steve Jones is Professor of Genetics, UCL and author of Y: The Descent of Man