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The Greatest Story Ever Told--So Far: Why Are We Here?
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The Greatest Story Ever Told--So Far: Why Are We Here?
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The Greatest Story Ever Told--So Far: Why Are We Here?

Written by Lawrence M. Krauss

Narrated by Lawrence Krauss

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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.

Editor's Note

Scientific history…

A fascinating, yet dense, look at the history of scientific discovery and the cosmos, from Plato’s cave and Newton to the discovery of Higgs boson and more.

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Release dateMar 21, 2017
ISBN9781480595569
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Lawrence M. Krauss

Lawrence M. Krauss is an internationally known theoretical physicist and the author of the New York Times bestselling books, The Physics of Star Trek, A Universe from Nothing and The Physics of Climate Change. He has made significant contributions to our understanding of the Universe and has received numerous awards for his research and writing. He is currently President of the Origins Project Foundation and host of the Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss. He tweets @LKrauss1.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I can’t say that I truly understood much of the science but I don’t think I am alone in that even among physics insiders. I appreciated that the science was presented clearly in a straightforward manner and not totally watered down like the cutesy writings of some science authors . The philosophical insights provide a context that give the treatise a structure that gives meaning to the message that transcends a literal understanding of the science.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The book provides a direct narrative history from Plato's Myth of the Cave in his Republic, to the confirmation of the existence of the Higgs particle/field with analogies that allow non-scientist readers/listeners to understand fundamental concepts. Plato's Cave itself is the first analogy for our state of understanding of physics and incorporating the crucial role that exploration of the nature of light played in the evolution of physics from Galileo to finding evidence of gravitational waves just as the book was being finished in 2017. Highly recommended.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Nice work thank you very much very educational really enjoy it

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  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Dry, with nothing new to the debate. He was dogmatic.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Following up on his previous book, A Universe from Nothing, Dr. Krauss walks us through why (meaning "how") we attained our current level of understanding of the natural world and the cosmos. Beginning with the properties and laws governing light and motion, Krauss then takes several chapters to delve into an overview of theoretical physics, covering electromagnetism, particle physics, quantum mechanics, and the purpose, development, and construction of such devices as the Large Hadron Collider and LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory). Through it all, Krauss shows diligence in crediting many of his Nobel-prize winning predecessors and mentors who advanced our collective knowledge of the universe, sometimes offering entertaining anecdotes into their personalities and, in a few cases, his own personal encounters with them as a student or colleague. Despite the book's bold title, Krauss is not as openly scornful of theology this time around and in fact, opens each chapter with a quote from the Bible apropos of the topic.

    2 people found this helpful

  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Can't think of anything worse (saw Krauss once in ridicule mode and couldn't take the man seriously after that - any person who tries to win an argument involving ridicule - which is a kind of imposition of your own will over others - doesn't deserve the respect to be listened to - full stop).Although happy to read and listen to fair-minded atheists. There's burden on the believer, for sure. Just as there's burden on every person to impart something that they believe will be of benefit to others. But there's, also, burden on the part of the non-believer to listen to the arguments the believer tries to make (many atheists do make a real effort and but they still just have absence of belief - but some atheists will mock believers when those believers are trying to impart something that they genuinely - they might be wrong about the truth they're trying to communicate - believe in and believe to be beneficial to others).Awareness of truth, and perforce the presumption of truth, is not superstition. Attributing this primordial knowledge to aspects of the perceived is superstition. Similarly, any scientist who closes his or her mind to the possibility that the current conclusions of a particular specialty are no longer subject to reevaluation may be said to be beset by a form of superstition. Religion and science are not incompatible; they are simply two forms of human inquiry struggling to overcome an insurmountable epistemological error. I enjoy science precisely because I know that tomorrow there's going to be a surprising breakthrough, a paradigm shift, a totally unexpected result. I enjoy spirituality (not religion - though the outfits are admittedly spiffy) because from it flow arts unburdened by the constraints of logic.Human creativity's a marvel but its manifestations have nothing to do with truth.I think Krauss is as almost always lazy, cheap and insulting. If you really believe something, and you really believe it's beneficial to others (i.e. that there's no god), then you would approach believers with respect and patience. Ridicule is just a cheap and easy way to get control over others as quickly as possible (and with a boot in the chin for having put up some opposition to their argument).

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Readable, but for the nuclear stew. Let that pass deeper understanding and focus on the history lesson. Krauss builds the intellectual pyramid from Newton’s base layering insights of Rutherford, Einstein, Dirac, Pauli, Feynman, the teams that built CERN, didn’t build the SSC, at last built the Large Hadron Collider. He puts discovery of the Higgs boson at the peak and offers problems with the view.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    It's largely snippets of biographies of famous (and less so) scientists. Falls short of its promises.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Neat explanation to understand the causes of all the great discoveries.The reference image PDF which was supposed to be included in this audio book is missing. It would have been easier to relate topics with those images.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    After reading this book, I feel smarter but also still incredibly stupid. I am fascinated by the study of physics and by the amazing discoveries still being made in the field, but, no matter how much I read, I still feel like I just don't really understand physics. And that's okay. I'll just keep reading, as long as patient (and passionate) scientists like Krauss continue to write books that attempt to explain the field to laypersons like myself.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A fascinating and in the end overwhelming explanation of particle physics. That the properties of the universe aren't intuitive I readily accept. I wonder if contemporary physics isn't in need of a great understanding and simplification just as the Copernican understanding have is a simpler understanding of astronomy. Of course Einstein warned against oversimplifying. Thought provoking.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Absolutely amazing! So glad Lawrence voiced the audiobook as well, he did a great job of staying in 'the pocket', or 'flow' if ya know what I mean..

    This is one of those that you'll want to listen to a couple times. I listen to LOTS of audiobooks and this is definitely going to be one I recommend!

    4 people found this helpful

  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    good physics book but I feel the author failed his thesis to replace the Christian's Gospels with his Gospel. He treats the Bible like a science book but it is a theology book. I feel his attack on the Christian faith was a marking ploy.

    2 people found this helpful