A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing Audiobook

Quotes

• “Nothing is not nothing. Nothing is something. That’s how a cosmos can be spawned from the void—a profound idea conveyed in A Universe from Nothing that unsettles some yet enlightens others.”

  — Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and #1 New York Times bestselling author

• “A thrilling introduction to the current state of cosmology…a brilliant and disarming book.”

  — Sam Harris, New York Times bestselling author

• “We have been living through a revolution in cosmology as wondrous as that initiated by Copernicus. Here is the essential, engrossing, and brilliant guide.”

  — Ian McEwan, New York Times bestselling author

• “[An] excellent guide to cutting-edge physics…detailed but lucid, thorough but not stodgy…readable, informative, and topical.”

  — New Scientist

• “Readers interested in the evolution of the universe will find Krauss’ account lively and humorous as well as informative.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “The author delivers plenty of jolts in this enthusiastic and lucid but demanding overview of the universe, which includes plenty of mysteries—but its origin isn’t among them…A thoughtful, challenging book.”

  — Kirkus Reviews

• “Astronomers at the beginning of the twentieth century were wondering whether there was anything beyond our Milky Way galaxy. As Lawrence Krauss lucidly explains, astronomers living two trillion years from now will perhaps be pondering precisely the same question! Beautifully navigating through deep intellectual waters, Krauss presents the most recent ideas on the nature of our cosmos and of our place within it. A fascinating read.”

  — Mario Livio, author of Is God a Mathematician?

• “In this clear and crisply written book, Lawrence Krauss outlines the compelling evidence that our complex cosmos has evolved from a hot, dense state and how this progress has emboldened theorists to develop fascinating speculations about how things really began.”

  — Martin Rees, author of Our Final Hour

• “A series of brilliant insights and astonishing discoveries have rocked the universe in recent years, and Lawrence Krauss has been in the thick of it. With his characteristic verve, and using many clever devices, he’s made that remarkable story remarkably accessible. The climax is a bold scientific answer to the great question of existence: why is there something rather than nothing?”

  — Frank Wilczek, Nobel Laureate and Herman Feshbach professor at MIT

• “With characteristic wit, eloquence, and clarity Lawrence Krauss gives a wonderfully illuminating account of how science deals with one of the biggest questions of all: how the universe’s existence could arise from nothing. It is a question that philosophy and theology get themselves into a muddle over, but that science can offer real answers too, as Krauss’ lucid explanation shows. Here is the triumph of physics over metaphysics, reason and enquiry over obfuscation and myth, made plain for all to see: Krauss gives us a treat as well as an education in fascinating style.”

  — A. C. Grayling, author of The Good Book