Quantum
fluctuation. Inflation. Expansion. Strong nuclear
interaction. Particle-antiparticle
annihilation. Deuterium
and helium production. Density
perturbations. Recombination.
Blackbody
radiation. Local
contraction. Cluster
formation. Reionization?
Violent
relaxation. Virialization.
Biased galaxy
formation? Turbulent
fragmentation.
Contraction. Ionization. Compression.
Opaque hydrogen. 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.
Supernova explosions.
Star formation.
Condensation.
Planetesimal
accretion. Planetary
differentiation. Crust solidification.
Volatile
gas expulsion. Water condensation. Water dissociation.
Ozone production. Ultraviolet
absorption.
Photosynthetic
unicellular
organisms. Oxidation.
Mutation. Natural
selection and
evolution. Respiration.
Cell
differentiation. Sexual
reproduction.
Fossilization. Land
exploration. Dinosaur
extinction. Mammal
expansion.
Glaciation. Homo
sapiens manifestation. Animal
domestication.
Food
surplus
production. Civilization!
Innovation. Exploration.
Religion. Warring
nations.
Empire
creation and
destruction.
Exploration.
Colonization.
Taxation
without
representation. Revolution.
Constitution.
Election. Expansion.
Industrialization.
Rebellion.
Emancipation
Proclamation. Invention.
Mass production.
Urbanization.
Immigration. World conflagration.
League of
Nations. Suffrage
extension.
Depression.
World conflagration.
Fission
explosions. United
Nations.
Space
exploration. Assassinations.
Lunar excursions.
Resignation.
Computerization.
World
Trade Organization. Terrorism. Internet
expansion. Reunification.
Dissolution.
World-Wide
Web creation. Composition.
Extrapolation?
Copyright 1996-1997 by
Eric Schulman.
This piece was the inspiration for the book A
Briefer
History of Time and led to the Annals
of Improbable Research
Universal History Translation Project. Reprinted from the AIR,
Volume III, Number 1, January/February 1997, page 27.