Before the Big Bang Was a Story, The Evolving Narrative

Guido Tonelli's book *Genesis*, traces humanity's enduring quest to understand the origins of the universe, from ancient mythological narratives found across diverse cultures to the revolutionary scientific methods pioneered by Galileo. Tonelli argues that modern science, while demanding complex language and specialised knowledge, ultimately offers an origin story more astonishing and coherent than any myth, driven by particle physics and cosmological observation. Crucially, he highlights that two seemingly separate scientific paths — exploring the infinitely small through particle accelerators and the infinitely large through supertelescopes — converge on the same account of how the universe began.