Divine wind --; The universe in an atom --; The right stuff --; Time's arrow --; Nature of nurture? --; Ten minutes to die --; One hundred million years of solitude --; Things that went bump in the night --; Voyage --; First light --; A pretty big bang --; The galaxy strikes back --; Fire and ice --; Cooking with gas --; The dangerous energy game --; The wonder years --; Return --; A snowball in hell, humans, and other catastrophes --; The best of times, the worst of times --; Through a glass darkly --; Ashes to ashes --; Dust to dust.
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Atom succeeds in taking us on a vast and tumultuous ride through time and space, with contemporary science as our often-demanding guide. Yet the effort is amply rewarded, for the story sparks our sense of wonderment at the universe.