We all live in the remnants of a huge explosion that occurred about 14 billion years ago and marked the beginning of our Universe. However, what preceded this grandiose event? And what is the probability that there are others somewhere besides our world? In his popularly written book, physicist and professor at Tufts University (USA) Alex Vilenkin introduces the reader to the latest scientific achievements in the field of cosmology and sets out his own theory that proves the possibility - and, moreover, the probability - of the existence of countless parallel universes. The conclusions from his hypothesis are stunning: beyond the borders of our world there are many other worlds, similar to ours or fundamentally different, inhabited by unimaginable creatures or beings indistinguishable from people. Vilenkin's ideas turned out to be so clear, convincing and at the same time revolutionary that overnight they turned a modest armchair scientist into a star of popular talk shows, and his book into an international bestseller that received a colossal public response.

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