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In Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View Of The Universe, author Roger Penrose presents new perspectives about the universe started, and how it will end, all carefully explained in his theory of  ‘conformal cyclic cosmology’. Summary Of The Book In Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View Of The Universe, readers will acquire an appreciation for the intricate laws of physics which seem to govern our universe. Through an examination of old and new cosmological models, Roger Penrose sets out to prove, that the Big Bang was not the beginning of everything, nor will it be the end to everything. In this book, Penrose offers a carefully detailed analysis of the second law of thermodynamics, stating that the universe is headed towards a total state of randomness.  Penrose further adds, with the passage of large amounts of time, mass breaks down, distances have no value, and our universe will continue to expand. Penrose was primarily concerned with what occurred in the universe before the “Big Bang”? He combined conformal geometry with the theory of total randomness, to arrive at his central premise, being the ultimate fate of our randomly expanding universe is the precursor to the formation of a big bang. In Cycles Of Time: An Extraordinary New View Of The Universe, has received positive reviews from esteemed newspapers such as The Guardian and The Boston Globe, coined it as “a black diamond of a book”. About Roger Penrose Roger Penrose, is an esteemed English Mathematician, Physicist, Philosopher and Author. Apart from Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View Of The Universe, he has authored The Road To Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe, which was a bestseller. The Nature of Space and Time and The Emperor’s New Mind, are some of his other notable works. In Cycles Of Time: An Extraordinary New View Of The Universe, Penrose brilliantly narrates his theories about the creation of the universe, by citing mathematical figures and physics laws as evidence. Penrose has received numerous awards and accolades for his additions to the theories of cosmology and general relativity. Some of these include a membership in the Royal Society of London, and the Eddington and Albert Einstein Medals to name a few. Roger Penrose is married to Vanessa Thomas, who is the head of Mathematics at Abingdon School. Together they have one son.