The Age Of The Universe In Seconds.

[tobytronic]

Is 13.7 Billion Seconds Ago the Year 1588?

Current secular concensus for the age of the universe is 13.7 Billion Years. If those years were seconds, would that be 1588?

The year of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, a notable event. If my working out is correct (one billion=1 followed by 9 zeroes) which I’m uncertain, whose birth or death - some person of particular fame - would be the most suitable?

I’m unsure how generous I could be with the year, yet still be a feasible person to reasonably fit those 13.7 billion secs. Apologies for the long-windedness, had an op' still under effects of general anaesthetic :-)

[Zacs-Master]

The most suitable for what?

[tobytronic]

To be born/died in/around 1588. What tolerance to the year +/- yet still be appropriate. For example, would 1568 be too far out to fit in with the 13.7 billion estimate?
Thank you for your reply.

[tobytronic]

And be a person of worldwide historical fame.

[Zacs-Master]

Sorry, pal, you’ve lost me.

[Canary42]

1588 - that would be what, 20 generations back or more - I wonder what your (or my) ancestors were up to at the time (they may even have been the same, LOL).

[tobytronic]

The point of the question, is mostly about the maths being correct. I also thought that it might be 'fun' to be able to say, for example, that Vlad the Impaler was born in xxxx which is the same Number in Years from the Big Bang as Vladdy's birth was in seconds. goodnight to you too, Chatterbank.

[Zacs-Master]

Wonderful stuff that general anaesthetic.

[scrunge999]

I think the maths is correct. 1568 was about 14.3 billion seconds ago.

I’ve had a quick look at Wikipedia for people who were born or died in 1588 and the only ones I’ve heard of are the philosopher Thomas Hobbes, the theologian and mathematician Marin Mersenne, both of whom were born in 1588, and Queen Elizabeth 1’s favourite Robert Dudley, who died in 1588.

Oh, and Blaise Pascal’s dad Étienne was also born in 1588.

[tobytronic]

@Zacs-Master:

13.7 Billion years since the 'big bang'?

How many years do 13.7 Billion Seconds make?

If every year was one second, then 13.7B sec ago would be 1588. If I haven't missed a zero.

So if we went back to that year, what major event happened around the year 1588 +/- ?

As I mentioned, had day surgery to laser a staghorn kidney stone. I was going home, operation wasn't a success, so being kept overnight.
On a creaky/laggy Tesco mini laptop.
Apologies if it's unclear/too abstract/nonsensical...

Thank you for the replies and if anyone cares to simplify my poorly-worded question, please feel free to do so.
I just showed it to a man in the next bed, and he understood, but he may just be scared/humouring the crazy man. AKA 'Me' :-)

[THECORBYLOON]

This website shows 13.7 billion seconds ago was 13.10.1588,

https://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadded.html?d1=8&;m1=12&y1=2022&h1=0&i1=0&s1=0&;type=sub&ay=&;am=&aw=&ad=&ah=&ai=&as=13700000000&rec=

[THECORBYLOON]

Apologies, it was 9.10.1588.

[tobytronic]

@Scrunge999, I know, you'd think there'd be endless people born on year 'X' is your '14.3' a more up to date figure?
@Canary42, how long is the current figure for a generation?
I work on a Generation being 30 yrs. When I was a child, I remember a teacher saying that it wasn't even 100 generations since the life of Christ. Thank you for the replies.
I was told earlier by a nurse, preoperative, that I shouldn't make any important financial decisions for the next 48 hrs. I'm currently looking at the classic car section on an auction site. Luckily, this question will stop me making 'any important finalcial messes' Night :-)

[douglas9401]

This is an object lesson in why you're forbidden from driving or signing any legally binding documents for 24 hours after anaesthetic or heavy sedation :-)

[jno]

the further you go back, the fewer people we know about (and the fewer people there were, of course).

[mibn2cweus]

As long as we're here 13.7 billion years is roughly 432329886 billion seconds. October 1588 is correct for 13.7 billion seconds or 158564.814815 days or 434.136075580 years ago.

[mibn2cweus]

^ Who's crazy now? ^