The History of the Universe in 100 Slides or Less
Quantum fluctuation. Inflation. Expansion. Particle-antiparticle
annihilation. Deuterium and helium production. Density perturbations.
Recombination. Blackbody radiation. Local contraction. Large-scale
structure formation. Virialization. Galaxy formation. Turbulent
fragmentation. Massive star formation. Deuterium ignition. Hydrogen
fusion. Hydrogen depletion. Core contraction. Envelope expansion.
Helium fusion. Carbon, oxygen, and silicon fusion. Iron production.
Implosion. Supernova explosion! Metals injection. Star formation.
Condensation. Planetesimal accretion. Planetary differentiation.
Crust solidification. Volatile gas expulsion. Water condensation.
Ozone production. Ultraviolet absorption. Coacervate formation.
Molecular reproduction. Fermentation. Photosynthetic unicellular
organisms! Oxidation. Mutation. Natural selection and evolution.
Respiration. Cell differentiation. Sexual reproduction. Multicellular
organisms. Evolutionary diversification. Fossilization. Trilobite
domination. Land exploration. Comet collision. Dinosaur extinction. Mammal
expansion. Glaciation. Homo sapiens manifestation. Animal domestication.
Fermentation. Religion. Food surplus production. Civilization! Innovation.
Exploration. Warring nations. Empire creation and destruction.
Colonization. Revolution. Constitution. Election. Expansion.
Industrialization. Rebellion. Emancipation. Invention. Mass production.
Urbanization. Immigration. World conflagration. League of Nations.
Suffrage extension. Depression. World conflagration. Fission explosions.
United Nations. Population explosion. Space exploration. Assassinations.
Lunar excursions. Resignation. Computerization. Terrorism. Internet
expansion. Reunification. Dissolution. World-Wide Web creation. Presentation.
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Copyright 1996,1997,1998 by Eric Schulman
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