Past

Let's consider briefly,  time, space and people.

Let's also consider large numbers, small numbers and human-size numbers.

A quick look at time and large numbers.

The universe is estimated to be between 10 and 15 billion years old. That is between 1010 and 1510 years old. Adams and Laughlin (1999) identify 5 major ages for the history of our universe.

    Age 1 Primordial Era  Beginning to 105 years

    Age 2 Stelliforous Era  106 to 1014 years

      We are in here somewhere!

    Age 3 Degenerate Era 1015 to 1039 years

    Age 4 Black Hole Era  1040 to 10100 years

    Age 5 Dark Era 10101 +