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Internationally renowned, award-winning theoretical physicist, New York Times bestselling author of A Universe from Nothing, and passionate advocate for reason, Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic story of the discovery of the hidden world of reality—a grand poetic vision of nature—and how we find our place within it.In the beginning there was light. But more than this, there was gravity. After that, all hell broke loose… In A Universe from Nothing, Krauss revealed how our entire universe could arise from nothing. Now, he reveals what that something—reality—is. And, reality is not what we think or sense—it’s weird, wild, and counterintuitive; it’s hidden beneath everyday experience; and its inner workings seem even stranger than the idea that something can come from nothing. In a landmark, unprecedented work of scientific history, Krauss leads us to the furthest reaches of space and time, to scales so small they are invisible to microscopes, to the birth and rebirth of light, and into the natural forces that govern our existence. His unique blend of rigorous research and engaging storytelling invites us into the lives and minds of the remarkable, creative scientists who have helped to unravel the unexpected fabric of reality—with reason rather than superstition and dogma. Krauss has himself been an active participant in this effort, and he knows many of them well. The Greatest Story challenges us to re-envision ourselves and our place within the universe, as it appears that “God” does play dice with the universe. In the incisive style of his scintillating essays for The New Yorker, Krauss celebrates the greatest intellectual adventure ever undertaken—to understand why we are here in a universe where fact is stranger than fiction.
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Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Atria Books; First Edition2017 edition (March 21, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1476777616
ISBN-13: 978-1476777610
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6 x 1.1 x 9 inches
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This is a history of modern physics that focuses on individuals and the roles they played in developing the models that now dominate our thinking. Science is seldom taught in this way in the classroom, since history has been ‘outgrown’, ‘superseded’ and so on, but the institutional development of science (particularly in a field of science dependent on enormously expensive instrumentation) is a crucial part of the story and the human element—from the arrogance of a Schwinger to the playfulness and intuitive genius of a Feynman—is not just interesting, it is also determinative, though sometimes in unpredictable and indirect ways.The story begins, more or less, with Galileo, then moves through Newton and the eighteenth century to Clerk Maxwell and beyond. Krauss has his own heroes here and I was delighted to see him enumerate them. It is fascinating to see the bases for the awarding of Nobel prizes and the personal dynamics between the recipients and the (unfairly) non-recipients.The story is always a provisional one. As Plato put it in the Timaeus, scientific explanations are ‘likely stories’. As George Steiner has reminded us, science’s strength as well as its reality is that it can be superseded. As he puts it, both Aristotle’s view of Oedipus and Freud’s view of Oedipus have value, but there is only one second law of thermodynamics. On the other hand, while science ‘applies’ and is grounded in reality in a way that the humanities are not, its dimensions and ‘laws’ change. Newton was seen as a god in the early eighteenth century but before that century was out his notions were being challenged by Lagrange and Laplace. Thus, the story that Krauss tells is a provisional one, a fact that actually adds drama to its telling, particularly when key mathematical constructs are based on the existence of particles that have not yet been actually observed.The bottom line is that the story is told very well, even though much of the material is extremely complex. One caveat with regard to the subtitle: potential readers should know that they are buying (or borrowing) a history of modern physics. This is a book about theoretical particle physics, quantum electrodynamics, and so on; it does not address the weighty question, ‘why are we here?’ How could it? In various asides Krauss makes it clear that he considers religion something that involves myth and superstition and that science has replaced metaphysics. He is certainly entitled to that position; it is a common one. On the other hand, as Hume reminded us, faith is not subject to rational critique, by definition. That is why they call it faith. Krauss uses biblical references as epigraphs (in a charming, not snarky way), but the notion that God works in mysterious ways is an important commonplace. It is also a questionable comment, given the fact that if there is a God it is highly unlikely that human observers are within any reasonable range of understanding His/Her ways, again, by definition. Meyer Abrams and others have commented on the right-angled nature of religious history. There is nothing; then there is everything. There is the fall; then there is the resurrection. God, as narrator/creator, likes to surprise us.Bottom line: the question ‘why are we here?’ is not really addressed in Professor Krauss’s book; whether it even could be addressed—beyond the musings of theologians in what Wittgenstein would call their ‘language games’—is another question altogether.
This is an outstanding book though it does have some annoyances.Krauss sets out to explain 420 years of physics: from the first description of inertia given by Galileo in the 17th Century to the Grand Unified Field theory of the late 20th Century. And do it in a short 300 pages. Be warned... at times your head will swim. But considering the complexity of the concepts he is describing, this is to be expected. Remember Einstein's dictum: "Make everything as simple as possible. But not simpler." Krauss hews to Einstein's advice perfectly.If you're coming to this book thinking you won't have to reread paragraphs, scratch your head, or really cogitate about what's being said, you're in for a rude awakening. But it's absolutely worth the effort. Krauss describes theory, experiment, and human accomplishment that is incredible. Can I say that I completely understood everything that he said? No. But his descriptions are clear enough that I understood most things, and vivid enough that I appreciated everything. And I loved the history and biography of the scientists behind the discoveries.There are some annoyances with this book. Chief among them is there are no equations! (Save for the venerable E=mc^2) It's all words. Newton's Second Law and Planck's Law are well-known even to high school physics students. Could he not have presented them simply to show how concisely physics explains the natural world? Maxwell's equations are beautiful in presentation and breathtaking in significance; Krauss should have shown them. I don't know Dirac's Equation, but I would have loved to have seen it. Krauss constantly refers to the underlying math of the concepts he's explaining. Would that I could have seen some of it, if only in an appendix. I also tired of Krauss's incessant references to the Nobel prizes and university credentials of the physics luminaries he describes. I guess this is something physicists appreciate. You need some prerequisites to appreciate Krauss: background (i.e., college) in physics and math, a desire to think about what you're reading, and excitement about physics.Finally, I did take up Krauss's challenge to answer the question: "How many piano tuners are there in Chicago? (p. 130)" The answer I came up with was 174. In Krauss's estimation, I did well. I wish I knew how many piano tuners there really are in Chicago to confirm my answer.This book is highly recommended for anyone in the fields of science, engineering, and math. It is recommended for everyone else. Though my guess is your appreciation of this book is directly proportional to your facility with science.
Looking to understand the ultimate nature of reality, but not into drugs? Try particle physics! And start with this book, which provides an excellent introduction to the subject. BTW, just want to say that if the Higgs field condensate transitions to a lower-energy state, well ... this universe was fun while it lasted. ;-)
Why should it be easy to understand the Universe we inhabit? Why should we assume the Universe and all its complexity should be simple enough to fit in one grasp of our eyes. It just doesn't. Yes, the book is complex. But this is no more a feature of the book than a feature of the Universe itself. And it also is one of the key aspects that makes this The Greatest Story Ever Told So Far, the fact that nothing (in its full meaning) was able to produce (by accident ?) galaxies, planets, life, and humans capable of going as far as postulating and finding the Higgs particle. This is Nature becoming conscious of Itself. Isn't it remarkable? And isn't it poetic? Hasn't the creativity of the human mind, subjected to the rigor of science, produced the most artistically impeccable accomplishments ever?So far.
Kraus has written a book that should be read by anyone who is half-way interested in learning why how we humans experience the world is comparable to the humans’ experience of the world in Plato’s famous Allegory of the Cave. The world of sub-atomic particles, that makes all life possible, is as fascinating as is it is complex. Unless one is already informed in the physics of current particle research (which I am certainly not), some of the language that Kraus uses is challenging (well, a LOT of the language!) but necessary. Anyone who reads this book will never think the same again about the incredible universe in which we all live.
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