From Eternity to Here by Sean Carroll is a worthwhile read. The book isn't particularly about the Big Bang (it's more about the nature of the arrow of time), b

From Eternity to Here by Sean Carroll is a worthwhile read. The book isn't particularly about the Big Bang (it's more about the nature of the arrow of time), but it has to deal with the subject in passing. I can also recommend the video series The Biggest Ideas in the Universe [1]. These are a superb explanation of how modern science has arrived at the conclusions it has. You can jump ahead to the Cosmology video, if you must, but you're missing the full experience of building up an understanding that goes far beyond the usual crayon drawings the press gives us. [1] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrxfgDEc2NxZJcWcrxH3jyjUUrJlnoyzX https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrxfgDEc2NxZJcWcrxH3j...