In Everything Forever Giorbran reveals timelessness in ways previously unimagined. He presents the first detailed map of our transitory time passing through a timeless realm, a realm that all the great physicists of the past century, such as Einstein, spoke of and strove to understand. Giorbran builds a spectacular vision by extending the ideas of David Bohm and Stephen Hawking, creating a visual model of the space of all possible states (soaps). Gradually this image of all possibilities transforms into a God's eye perspective of the many-worlds predicted by quantum theory. The foundational idea, Giorbran's version of the two kinds of order originally proposed by Bohm, is brilliant cutting edge science that clearly establishes a welcome redefinition of the previously bleak second law of thermodynamics. Ultimately this bold and fascinating study of cosmic structure sensibly reveals that we exist trapped between two great powers, one in our past, the other in our future, and our complex world results as each force tries to create its own kind of order in the universe. An exciting journey with a surprise ending written for the "what is true-reality?" seeker in us all.
Anonymous
Posted December 15, 2007
Giorbran's latest book is pure genius. Well thought out, rewarding and thought provoking. He takes the concepts of time, anti-time and timelessness and makes them easy to grasp. I particularly enjoyed the section on how the future helps arrange the present. I wish I could be around in a 100 years to see how current theories were altered by his contributions. You will read this book more than once.
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Posted March 13, 2007
Understanding time is key to understanding cosmology. Despite its ubiquitous presence in our daily lives, however, time is an elusive subject. Giorbran has done a marvelous job of pulling together all the various aspects and understandings of time into a readable and, more importantly, understandable framework. His reviews of various theoreticians in the history of the subject are excellent. He has a unique ability to take complicated concepts and explain them simply, but comprehensively. It is the best summary of Boltzmann's work leading to the second law of thermodynamics that I have found. The relativistic concepts of Einstein and even Stephen Hawking's 'imaginary time' are explained in a surprisingly graspable manner. However, it is not simply another summary of past and current thought. He develops his own ideas on the nature of order (what he calls 'grouping' and 'symmetry' orders) that provides the basis for his conclusions on the nature of time as we experience it and timelessness as can be experienced--the subtitle of the book is 'Learning to See Timelessness'. And it is in these concepts of order and timelessness that he lays his foundation for re-establishing meaning and purpose in the evolution of the universe. The book is solidly based in current scientific understanding of cosmology. But he integrates these understandings in a new and exciting framework. Whether one agrees with his ideas or not, the book will open many avenues for thought and exploration. The quotations and references that are interspersed throughout the chapters provide additional viewpoints as well as providing an attractive format. There are multiple illustrations, pictures and charts which enhance and clarify the text. The book is clearly the result of a long and thoughtful exploration by the author. It is one that will enrich any reader.
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In Everything Forever Giorbran reveals timelessness in ways previously unimagined. He presents the first detailed map of our transitory time passing through a timeless realm, a realm that all the great physicists of the past century, such as Einstein, spoke of and strove to understand. Giorbran builds a spectacular vision by extending the ideas of David Bohm and Stephen Hawking, creating a visual model of the space of all possible states (soaps). Gradually this image of all possibilities transforms into a God's ...