The Beginning of Space and Time

How Everything Could Emerge from Nothing

  • State-of-the-art research findings explained in an entertaining way
  • The author is a leading expert in cosmology and astrophysics
  • For readers of Stephen Hawking, Carlo Rovelli and Harald Lesch

A Non-Fiction Book That Reads Like a Novel: The Origin of Our Universe by an Internationally Renowned Cosmology Expert


Since time immemorial, we have pondered the origin of our world. How did our universe come into being? What actually came before the Big Bang? How can we understand space and time? Why do we still not have a self-explanatory lightsaber? Dr Jean-Luc Lefèvre, one of the leading researchers in the field of cosmology, shows in his book how much we already know about our universe and its origins. He explains clearly and concretely how the great theories of Einstein, Hawking and Co. are connected and what can be derived from them. He supplements sober stars, massive galaxies and black holes with energy – and understands like hardly anyone else how to illuminate the patterns of the universe with current scientific findings.

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  • Publisher: Droemer HC
  • Release: 01.04.2026
  • ISBN: 978-3-426-56954-2
  • 248 Pages
  • Author: Dr. Jean-Luc Lehners
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Dr. Jean-Luc Lehners

Dr. Jean-Luc Lehners hat Physik und Mathematik in London und Cambridge studiert, 2005 promovierte er zum Thema Stringtheorie. In Cambridge war er für zwei Jahre Forscher in der Kosmologiegruppe, die von Stephen Hawking geleitet wurde. Von 2010 bis 2024 leitete er die Arbeitsgruppe Theoretische Kosmologie am Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik in Potsdam.