A History of the Universe

About the Book

Book two of A History of the Universe starts where the first volume left off: the arid and treacherous brush of North-East Africa. It was there that a tiny tribe of nomadic primates set out on an unlikely journey of world conquest. Dr. Kong traces the steps of these intrepid early modern humans from the cradles of civilization to the great empires of antiquity: Greece, Rome, Persia, and Byzantium. Meet the masters of bygone times from Alexander to Zoroaster. Relive the great discoveries of Archimedes, the sermons of Saint Paul, the philosophy of Shankara, and the poetry of Lao Tzu. From the caveman to the Crusades, it's all here, complete with counterfactual arguments. 'Humanity' is an intellectual feast for the senses.

About the Author

Why did civilization start in the Middle East? How did Christianity and Islam become global? What caused the downfall of Ancient Rome and classical China? These are just a few of the questions answered in the second volume of Henry Kong?s remarkable journey through space and time. His quest is none other than the story of the human race. Dr. Henry Kong studied biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, history at Oxford, and medicine at Rutgers. He is currently an Internist with a private practice in Toms River, New Jersey.