Das größte Abenteuer der Menschheit

Internationally renowned theoretical physicist and bestselling author Lawrence Krauss offers provocative, revelatory answers to the biggest philosophical questions: Where did our universe come from? Why does anything exist? And how is it all going to end? 'Why is there something rather than nothing?' is the question atheists and scientists are always asked,and until now there has not been a satisfying scientific answer. Today, exciting scientific advances provide new insight into this cosmological mystery: not only cansomething arise from nothing, but something willalwaysarise from nothing. A mind-bending trip back to the beginning of the beginning, A Universe from Nothingauthoritatively presents the most recent evidence that explains how our universe evolved - and the implications for how it's going to end. It will provoke, challenge, and delight readers to look at the most basic underpinnings of existence in a whole new way. In the words of Richard Dawkins: this could potentially be the most important scientific book since Darwin's On the Origin of Species.

Bestselling author and acclaimed physicist Lawrence Krauss offers a paradigm-shifting view of how everything that exists came to be in the first place.<BR><BR>“Where did the universe come from? What was there before it? What will the future bring? And finally, why is there something rather than nothing?”<BR><BR>One of the few prominent scientists today to have crossed the chasm between science and popular culture, Krauss describes the staggeringly beautiful experimental observations and mind-bending new theories that demonstrate not only can something arise from nothing, something will always arise from nothing. With a new preface about the significance of the discovery of the Higgs particle, A Universe from Nothing uses Krauss’s characteristic wry humor and wonderfully clear explanations to take us back to the beginning of the beginning, presenting the most recent evidence for how our universe evolved—and the implications for how it’s going to end. <BR><BR>Provocative, challenging, and delightfully readable, this is a game-changing look at the most basic underpinning of existence and a powerful antidote to outmoded philosophical, religious, and scientific thinking.

Warum es alles gibt und nicht nichtsSeit Jahrhunderten zerbrechen sich Menschen den Kopf, warum es die Erde, unser Sonnensystem, das Weltall gibt - doch die Antwort kommt aus der Physik: Lawrence Krauss nimmt uns mit auf eine Suche zum Ursprung des Universums, auf eine der größten Erkundungsreisen, die die Menschheit je unternommen hat. Anschaulich wie humorvoll erzählt er von den großen Fragen der Menschheit: Wie hat sich unsere Vorstellung vom Ursprung aller Dinge entwickelt? Weshalb wissen wir, was wir heute wissen? Und warum können wir davon ausgehen, dass es auch stimmt? Dabei kommt er zu dem Schluss, dass durchaus alles aus dem Nichts entstanden sein kann - und wahrscheinlich auch wieder im Nichts verschwindet ...- Warum es alles gibt und nicht nichts- Eine spannende, verständliche und anschauliche Reise zum Ursprung aller Dinge- Der 'New York Times'-Bestseller - für alle Leser von Richard Dawkins

'Probably the most readable, exciting and authoritative writer on science we have. A new Lawrence Krauss book always goes to the top of the curious mind's wish list' Stephen Fry<BR><BR>'I loved the fight scenes and the sex scenes were excellent' Eric Idle<BR><BR>In the beginning there was light<BR>but more than this, there was gravity.<BR>After that, all hell broke loose...<BR><BR>This is how the story of the greatest intellectual adventure in history should be introduced - how humanity reached its current understanding of the universe, one that is far removed from the realm of everyday experience. Krauss connects the world we know with the invisible world all around us, which is removed from intuition and direct sensation. He explains our current understanding of nature and the struggle to construct the greatest theoretical edifice ever assembled, the Standard Model of Particle Physics -- and then to understand its implications for our existence.<BR> Writing in the critically acclaimed style of A Universe from Nothing, Krauss celebrates the beauty and wonders of the natural world and details our place within it and how this shapes our understanding of it. Krauss makes this story accessible through profiles of the scientists responsible for these advances, and clear explanations of their discoveries. Krauss takes us on a tour of science and the brilliant personalities who shaped it, often against political and religious indoctrination, enduring persecution and ostracism. Krauss creates a captivating blend of research and narrative to invite us into the lives and minds of these figures, creating a landmark work of scientific history.