Lawrence M. Krauss

Shares provocative and revelatory answers to such philosophical conundrums as the origins of the universe and how it will end, offering scientific explanations about the immense process through which life evolved.

Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing

A Universe from Nothing

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.

Why Are We Here?

The Greatest Story Ever Told--So Far

Lawrence Krauss

Introduces physics as it analyzes the science behind "Star Trek," explaining the intricacies of warp speed and showing the difference between a holodeck and a hologram.

The Physics of Star Trek

The first book to briefly and clearly present the science of climate change in a way that is accessible to laypeople, providing the perspective needed to understand and assess the foundations and predictions of climate change. “Brilliant and fundamental, this is the necessary book about our prime global emergency. Here you’ll find the facts, the processes, the physics of our complex and changing climate, but delivered with eloquence and urgency. Lawrence Krauss writes with a clarity that transcends mere politics. Prose and poetry were never better bedfellows.” —Ian McEwan “A brief, brilliant, and charming summary of what physicists know about climate change and how they learned it.” —Sheldon Glashow, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Metcalf Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Boston University “The distinguished scientist Lawrence Krauss turns his penetrating gaze on the most pressing existential threat facing our world: climate change. It is brimming with information lucidly analysed. Such hope as there is lies in science, and a physicist of Dr. Krauss’s imaginative versatility is unusually qualified to offer it.” —Richard Dawkins, author of The Blind Watchmaker and Science in the Soul “Lucid and gripping, this study of the most severe challenge humans have ever faced leads the reader from the basic physics of climate change to recognition of the damage that humans have already caused and on to the prospects that lie ahead if we do not change course soon.” —Noam Chomsky, Laureate Professor, University of Arizona, author of Internationalism or Extinction? “Lawrence Krauss tells the story of climate change with erudition, urgency, and passion. It is our great good luck that one of our most brilliant scientists is also such a gifted writer. This book will change the way we think about the future.” —Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of Good Boy and She’s Not There “Everything on climate change that I’ve seen is either dumbed down and bossy or written for other climate scientists. I’ve been looking for a book that can let me, a layperson, understand the science. This book does just what I was looking for. It is important.” —Penn Jillette, Magician, author of Presto! and God, No! “The renowned physicist Lawrence Krauss makes the science behind one of the most important issues of our time accessible to all.” —Richard C. J. Somerville, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego “Lawrence Krauss is a fine physicist, a talented writer, and a scientist deeply engaged with public affairs. His book deserves wide readership. The book’s eloquent exposition of the science and the threats should enlighten all readers and motivate them to an urgent concern about our planet’s future.” —Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, former president of the Royal Society, author of On the Future: Prospects for Humanity

The Physics of Climate Change

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Fear of Physics is a lively, irreverent, and informative look at everything from the physics of boiling water to cutting-edge research at the observable limits of the universe. Rich with anecdotes and accessible examples, it nimbly ranges over the tools and thought behind the world of modern physics, taking the mystery out of what is essentially a very human intellectual endeavor.

A Guide for the Perplexed

Fear of Physics

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Simdiye Kadar Anlatilmis En Iyi Hikaye

The story of matter and the history of the cosmos is explored from the perspective of a single oxygen atom.

A Single Oxygen Atom's Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...and Beyond

Atom

An exploration of mankind's fascination with worlds beyond our own-by the bestselling author of The Physics of Star Trek Lawrence Krauss -an international leader in physics and cosmology-examines our long and ardent romance with parallel universes, veiled dimensions, and regions of being that may extend tantalizingly beyond the limits of our perception. Krauss examines popular culture's current embrace (and frequent misunderstanding) of such topics as black holes, life in other dimensions, strings, and some of the more extraordinary new theories that propose the existence of vast extra dimensions alongside our own. BACKCOVER: "An astonishing and brilliantly written work of popular science." -Science a GoGo "A brilliant, thrilling book . . . You'll have so much fun reading that you'll hardly notice you're getting a primer on contemporary physics and cosmology." -Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

The Quest for Alternate Realities, from Plato to String Theory (by way of Alicei n Wonderland, Einstein, and The Twilight Zone)

Hiding in the Mirror

"A worthy addition to the Feynman shelf and a welcome follow-up to the standard-bearer, James Gleick's Genius." —Kirkus Reviews Perhaps the greatest physicist of the second half of the twentieth century, Richard Feynman changed the way we think about quantum mechanics, the most perplexing of all physical theories. Here Lawrence M. Krauss, himself a theoretical physicist and a best-selling author, offers a unique scientific biography: a rollicking narrative coupled with clear and novel expositions of science at the limits. From the death of Feynman’s childhood sweetheart during the Manhattan Project to his reluctant rise as a scientific icon, we see Feynman’s life through his science, providing a new understanding of the legacy of a man who has fascinated millions.

Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science (Great Discoveries)

Explaining the intricacies of warp speed and showing the difference between a holodeck and a hologram, an introduction to the arcane world of physics uses "Star Trek" to build and frame the discussion

The Physics Of Star Trek

A 20. század talán legnagyobb hatású elméleti fizikusa, Richard Feynman megváltoztatta azt, ahogy napjainkban a tudományról gondolkodunk. A fáradhatatlan tudományos kutató számos területen újító volt, kvantumelektrodinamikai munkásságáért Nobel-díjban részesült. Ismeretterjesztő tevékenysége során világos, könnyen érthető és szélesebb rétegek számára is befogadható magyarázatokat adott a tudományos módszerről, a kritikai gondolkodásról és a világ megismerésének megbízható módjáról: előadásairól film- és hangfelvételek készültek, számos könyvet írt, de a Challenger-katasztrófa kivizsgálásában való részvétele miatt vált igazán népszerűvé. Ugyanakkor színes egyénisége és játékossága kiemelte a tudomány szürke eminenciásainak sorából: irtózott a formalitásoktól, imádott bulizni és szenvedélyes kongadobos volt.

Richard P. Feynman tudományos munkássága

Kvantumember

Examines the work of scientists seeking to prove the existence of an elusive fifth essence, an invisible form of matter which may occupy ninety-percent of the universe

The Fifth Essence

Simplifies the theories and concepts of physics, and explains how it is applied to everyday life

A Guide For The Perplexed

Fear Of Physics

Will the universe continue to expand forever, reverse its expansion and begin to contract, or reach a delicately poised state where it simply persists forever? The answer depends on the amount and properties of matter in the universe, and that has given rise to one of the great paradoxes of modern cosmology; there is too little visible matter to account for the behaviour we can see. Over 90 percent of the universe consists of 'missing mass' or 'dark matter' - what Lawrence Krauss, in his classic book, termed the fifth essence. In this new edition of The Fifth Essence, retitled Quintessence after the now widely accepted term for dark matter, Krauss shows how the dark matter problem is now connected with two of the hottest areas in recent cosmology: the fate of the universe and the cosmological constant. With a new introduction, epilogue and chapter updates, Krauss updates his classic and shares one of the most stunning discoveries of recent years: an antigravity force that explains recent observations of a permanently expanding universe.

The Mystery of Missing Mass in the Universe

Quintessence

De unde vine universul? Ce a fost înaintea lui? Ce ne va aduce viitorul? Într-un story cosmologic care captivează în aceeași măsură în care lămurește, autorul explică cele mai recente progrese revoluționare ale științei, ce răstoarnă din temelii probleme filosofice esențiale. Observațiile experimentale uluitoare și noile teorii fascinante sunt descrise într-o manieră accesibilă și sugerează nu doar că din nimic poate să ia naștere ceva, dar și că întotdeauna din nimic va lua naștere ceva. Un fascinant antidot la gândirea filosofică și religioasă perimată, Universul din nimic este o contribuție provocatoare la controversa privind existența lui Dumnezeu și a tuturor lucrurilor care ne înconjoară. „Uitați-l pe Iisus“, argumentează Krauss, „stelele au murit pentru ca voi să vă puteți naște“. „Suntem martorii unei revoluții cosmologice la fel de importantă precum revoluția copernicană. Avem acum la dispoziție acest ghid substanțial și captivant, o lucrare memorabilă.“ – Ian McEwan

Universul din nimic

In the bestselling The Physics of Star Trek, the renowned theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss took readers on an entertaining and eye-opening tour of the Star Trek universe to see how it stacked up against the real universe. Now, responding to requests for more as well as to a number of recent exciting discoveries in physics and astronomy, Krauss takes a provocative look at how the laws of physics relate to notions from our popular culture -- not only Star Trek, but other films, shows, and popular lore -- from Independence Day to Star Wars to The X-Files. What's the difference between a flying saucer and a flying pretzel? Why didn't the aliens in Independence Day have to bother invading Earth to destroy it? What's new with warp drives? What's the most likely scenario for doomsday? Are ESP and telekinesis impossible? What do clairvoyance and time travel have in common? How might quantum mechanics ultimately affect the fate of life in the universe?

From Alien Invasions to the End of Time

Beyond Star Trek

La téléportation a-t-elle un sens pour les scientifiques ? Peut-on vraiment traverser les trous noirs qui émaillent l'univers ? A quelles conditions le voyage intergalactique est-il possible ? Bref, qu'y a-t-il de vrai et de faux dans Star Trek, la série-culte qui a pour héros le fameux docteur Spock ? De la loi de la gravitation à la théorie de la relativité, de la mécanique quantique à la physique des particules, Lawrence M. Krauss nous invite à un véritable voyage dans le voyage, où l'on s'apercevra que la science-fiction n'est pas toujours aussi aberrante qu'on le dit. Sans doute parce que, comme l'écrit Stephen Hawking dans la préface de ce livre, " la science-fiction suggère des idées que les scientifiques n'intègrent qu'à leurs théories ; mais parfois la science donne naissance à des notions plus étranges que n'importe quelle science-fiction ".

Lawrence M. Krauss

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