Maybe the Greeks were right, that in the beginning there was chaos. Many observations of modern physics seem to confirm it. But what happened in the first moments of the universe's life?
In order to answer this, scientists investigate matter daily. They use large telescopes and powerful particle accelerators to reconstruct in detail the mechanisms through which the miracle that surrounds us was born and to gather evidence about its end.

Keeping a distance from complex scientific terms, the top physicist at CERN, Guido Tonelli, answers the big question in seven chapters, from the Big Bang to the appearance of stars, galaxies, and finally, humans.
A dizzying journey back in time to the mysterious beginning of things.