A Briefer History of Time (Schulman book)

"A Briefer History of Time" (1999, ISBN 0-7167-3389-7) is a science humor book by the American astronomer Eric Schulman. In this book, Schulman presents humorous summaries of what he claims are the fifty-three most important events since the beginning of time. The title and cover are a parody of Stephen Hawking's book "A Brief History of Time". Coincidentally, Hawking would later write a "sequel" entitled "A Briefer History of Time".

Contents

#Quantum Fluctuation
#Inflation
#Expansion
#Particle-Antiparticle Annihilation
#Deuterium and Helium Production
#Recombination
#Galaxy Formation
#Turbulent Fragmentation
#Massive Star Formation
#Stellar Evolution
#Iron Production
#Supernova Explosion
#Star Formation
#Planetary Differentiation
#Volatile Gas Expulsion
#Molecular Reproduction
#Protein Construction
#Fermentation
#Cell Differentiation
#Respiration
#Multicellular Organisms
#Sexual Reproduction
#Evolutionary Diversification
#Trilobite Domination
#Land Exploration
#Comet Collision
#Dinosaur Extinction
#Mammal Expansion
#Homo sapiens Manifestation
#Language Acquisition
#Glaciation
#Innovation
#Religion
#Animal Domestication
#Food Surplus Production
#Inscription
#Warring Nations
#Empire Creation and Destruction
#Civilization
#Constitution
#Industrialization
#World Conflagrations
#Fission Explosions
#Computerization
#Space Exploration
#Population Explosion
#Superpower Confrontation
#Internet Expansion
#Resignation
#Reunification
#World Wide Web Creation
#Composition
#Extrapolation