A Universe From Nothing
by Lawrence M. Krauss
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56%
Critic Reviews: 20
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Synopsis
“WHERE DID THE UNIVERSE COME FROM? WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE IT? WHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING? AND FINALLY, WHY IS THERE SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING?” Lawrence Krauss’s provocative answers to these and other timeless questions in a wildly popular lecture now on YouTube have attracted almost a million viewers. The last of these questions in particular has been at the center of religious and philosophical debates about the existence of God, and it’s the supposed... more
About Lawrence M. Krauss
Published: January 1, 2012 by Simon and Schuster
Genre: History, Other, Law & Philosophy. Non-fiction. 224 pages
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- All Critics: 20
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- Negative: 8
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The New York Times | 23 Mar 2012
Where, for starters, are the laws of quantum mechanics themselves supposed to have come from? Krauss is more or less upfront, as it turns out, about not having a clue about that.
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Kirkus Reviews | 1 Nov 2011
A thoughtful, challenging book—but not for the faint of heart or those not willing to read carefully.
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Publishers Weekly | 14 Nov 2011
Readers interested in the evolution of the universe will find Krauss’s account lively and humorous as well as informative.
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The New York Times | 20 Feb 2012
There is a deeper nothing in which even the laws of physics are absent. . .Krauss, unhappily in my view, resorts to the newest and most controversial toy in the cosmologist’s toolbox: the multiverse. . .almost anything goes.
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Financial Times | 9 Mar 2012
. . .few have gone so far, and none so eloquently, in exploring why it is unnecessary to invoke God to light the blue touchpaper and set the universe in motion.
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The Gainesville Sun | 29 Jan 2012
Krauss is genuinely in awe of the "wondrously strange" nature of our physical world, and his enthusiasm is infectious.
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The Catholic World Report | 10 Apr 2012
The desire to separate the natural sciences from the alleged contamination of the “word games” of philosophy and theology is not new; now, as always, it reveals an impoverished philosophical judgment.
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AV Club | 25 Jan 2012
But as bizarre as the spontaneous creation and destruction of particles might seem, Krauss argues that there’s scientific proof of the phenomenon, which makes it better than any creation myth.
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Mother Jones | 6 Jan 2012
. . .the concepts are articulated clearly, and the thrill of discovery is contagious.
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Ars Technica | 4 Mar 2012
In 2009, Krauss gave a lecture entitled "A Universe from Nothing". . .His book is essentially a transcript of the talk. . .But the talk loses something in translation.
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CBC News | 22 May 2012
. . .Krauss is nothing if not cheerfully audacious.
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Dealing With Creationism In Astronomy | 14 Jan 2012
While written for a very general audience interested in a quick review of modern cosmology, and how we got there, I found the book an enjoyable read.
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The Dispersal of Darwin | 28 Feb 2012
Krauss provides a quote from Darwin at the beginning of chapter 5. . .Later, Krauss uses this quote again, and unfortunately it is used poorly. . .
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Tuesday Afternoon | 13 Jan 2012
Krauss discusses, as the title suggests, how the universe could have come from nothing. . .Krauss. . .makes a slam dunk.
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United Academics | 2 Feb 2012
As Richard Dawkins has described it: This could potentially be the most important scientific book with the most implications for supernaturalism since Darwin.
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The Globe and Mail | 17 Feb 2012
The author does not shy away from tackling complex physical concepts, and often finds clever ways to illustrate them.
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Reasons to Believe | 9 Apr 2012
. . .I would highly recommend Krauss’ book if he had stopped at chapter six. It is the rest of the book that I find troubling.
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First Things
His book is like a pamphlet titled How to Make a Million Dollars in One Week that turns out to be a counterfeiter’s manual.
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Talking Philosophy | 18 Apr 2012
. . . Krauss’s book is a good introduction to the latest in cosmology suitable for a layperson.
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The Globe and Mail | 17 Feb 2012
A Universe From Nothing is not always an easy read – unless you are a science buff familiar with some of the lingo and the ideas...
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