From award-winning physicist, public intellectual, and the bestselling
author of A Universe from Nothing Lawrence Krauss, comes "a masterful
blend of history, modern physics, and cosmic perspective that empowers
the reader to not only embrace our understanding of the universe, but
also revel in what remains to be discovered" (Neil deGrasse Tyson,
American Museum of Natural History).In this grand poetic vision of the
universe, Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic story of the discovery of
the hidden world that underlies reality--and our place within it.
Reality is not what you think or sense--it's weird, wild, and
counterintuitive, and its inner workings seem at least as implausible as
the idea that something can come from nothing. With his trademark wit
and accessible style, Krauss leads us to realms so small that 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 remarkable scientists who have helped unravel the
unexpected fabric of reality with reasoning rather than superstition and
dogma, and to explain how everything we see--and can't see--came about.
A passionate advocate for reason, Krauss gives the rationale for the
seemingly irrational--and the mysteries and apparent contradictions of
quantum physics, and explores what that means for our lives here on
Earth--and beyond. At its core, The Greatest Story Ever Told--So Far is
about the best of what it means to be human--an epic history of our
ultimately purposeless universe that addresses the question, "Why are we
here?"
