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191 reviews for:
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
Richard Dawkins, Lawrence M. Krauss
3.74 AVERAGE
191 reviews for:
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
Richard Dawkins, Lawrence M. Krauss
3.74 AVERAGE
While reading the book, I felt like I was able to understand some of the concepts he was talking about at a low level. Now, I'm not sure I would be able to meaningfully summarize them, so I'm not going to try.
I enjoyed the book, it moved at a good pace and was engaging.
I enjoyed the book, it moved at a good pace and was engaging.
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
I wasn’t smart enough to actually retain any of the information crammed into this book
Krauss puts forth his arguments in a logical and coherent manner, but it's not a light read. I probably need to listen again to make sure I really understand what he said. I like those kinds of books.
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
I really wanted to finish this book. The subject matter really interests me, but the math and physics trip me up too much. Unfortunately, I'm just not strong enough in those areas to comprehend everything in this book.
Short. Not bad. Since it's from 2012, it may be better to find a newer book, but it was enjoyable, even though astrophysics/quantum mechanics tends to go over my head. Still, an interesting look at how our understanding of the universe developed, and wild to think that in the (far, far) future we wouldn't have the information we do about the universe now, couldn't see galaxies.
اختيار بداية السنة غير موفق،أكثر تعقيداً من أن يُفهم للقارئ الذي لايملك خلفية كافية في بديهيات الفيزياء. لذلك من غير المنطقي أن أضع أي تقييم . أعتقد أنّ مشاهدة فيديو يتناول الموضوع ذاته سيكون أيسر بأشواط.
"This is the beauty of science…science forces us to revise what is sensible to accommodate the universe rather than vice versa."
This book is a vastly expanded version of a talk by the author that we attended six or seven years ago. While Krauss can be a bit abrasive, he is an excellent speaker and the topic is a fascinating one for me (as I'm keenly interested in cosmology and physics). Since I listened to this on audiobook, I think I need to re-read it as a physical book; there were many notable passages and sections that I missed when the environment around me became noisy. It is well worth re-reading even if I'd not missed any part of it.
This book is a vastly expanded version of a talk by the author that we attended six or seven years ago. While Krauss can be a bit abrasive, he is an excellent speaker and the topic is a fascinating one for me (as I'm keenly interested in cosmology and physics). Since I listened to this on audiobook, I think I need to re-read it as a physical book; there were many notable passages and sections that I missed when the environment around me became noisy. It is well worth re-reading even if I'd not missed any part of it.
Krauss has written a book for the lay reader about the latest developments in theoretical physics, explaining how the big bang was created from nothing, and has gone onto create all the things that make up the visible universe.
He goes on to explain how the universe is expanding, and the methods that they use to ascertain its size, and some of the latest theories, but quantum physics has always been a bit beyond me, and this book has confirmed that I am out of my depth with a lot going on in theoretical physics at the moment.
He goes on to explain how the universe is expanding, and the methods that they use to ascertain its size, and some of the latest theories, but quantum physics has always been a bit beyond me, and this book has confirmed that I am out of my depth with a lot going on in theoretical physics at the moment.