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The Greatest Story Ever Told - So Far
- Why Are We Here?
- Narrated by: Lawrence Krauss
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
From award-winning physicist, public intellectual, and the bestselling author of A Universe from Nothing Lawrence Krauss, comes “a masterful blend of history, modern physics, and cosmic perspective that empowers the reader to not only embrace our understanding of the universe, but also revel in what remains to be discovered” (Neil deGrasse Tyson, American Museum of Natural History).
In this grand poetic vision of the universe, Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic story of the discovery of the hidden world that underlies reality - and our place within it.
Reality is not what you think or sense - it’s weird, wild, and counterintuitive, and its inner workings seem at least as implausible as the idea that something can come from nothing.
With his trademark wit and accessible style, Krauss leads us to realms so small that 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 remarkable scientists who have helped unravel the unexpected fabric of reality with reasoning rather than superstition and dogma, and to explain how everything we see - and can’t see - came about. A passionate advocate for reason, Krauss gives the rationale for the seemingly irrational - and the mysteries and apparent contradictions of quantum physics, and explores what that means for our lives here on Earth - and beyond.
At its core, The Greatest Story Ever Told - So Far is about the best of what it means to be human - an epic history of our ultimately purposeless universe that addresses the question, “Why are we here?”
Critic reviews
"The Greatest Story Ever Told - So Far ranges from Galileo to the LHC and beyond. It's accessible, illuminating, and surprising - an ideal guide for anyone interested in understanding our accidental universe." --Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction
"A rich, definitely not-dumbed-down history of physics.... An admirable complement to the author's previous book and equally satisfying for those willing to read carefully." --Kirkus
"In confident...prose, Krauss tells a story that both celebrates and explores science. Through it, he reminds readers why scientists build such complicated machinery and push the boundaries of the quantum world when nothing makes sense: 'For no more practical reason than to celebrate and explore the beauty of nature.'" --Publishers Weekly
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- F Gibb
- 12-05-18
Grand Unification Story
This is an excellent book. It doesn't shy away from the hardest concepts of the quantum world, and it pulls everything together to present the coming together of all the strands of small particle physics into a group of theories that make sense to those in the field.
It is a book that should come with a warning, however...
"Warning: Unfathomable to mortals"
Personally, it lost me at the first mention of Gauge Symmetry. Which was at about page six!! (so I looked up Wickipedia for a bit of an explanation. This is how the Wickipedia page starts... "In physics, a gauge theory is a type of field theory in which the Lagrangian is invariant under certain Lie groups of local transformations..."!!!!)
Having said that, although I didn't understand it all. I did get many of the broad concepts, and it has cracked open some of these concepts to allow me to have another shot at them the next time I come across the ideas.
As well as that, it is a fascinating story of the people behind the ideas, and for that it is worth reading too.
It is well read by a person who clearly knows and loves his subject.
In summary, I would recommend it, despite its Lagrangian being invariant under certain Lie groups of local transformations!
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- C. Bamford
- 20-12-18
Don’t give up
A bit tough working through the subatomic particles for non graduate physicists but worth the effort when the author reaches his summing up. How do you get to see the pdf diagrams with the audio version?
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- Rob
- 02-05-17
Esoteric!
Needs more than a once over but I do love Mr krauss and delivery excellent
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- Mr. A. Roberts
- 08-08-19
Excellent
Best book on physics I have read and I've read a few! Great explanations and analogies make the theories clearer for me than any other book
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-12-19
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Fantastic ideas and journeys of discovery. Just wish I could understand it more easily. Found it brilliant but heavy going.
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- Jas Singh
- 31-05-17
A passionate story on the history of science
Fantastic listen wonderfully read by Lawrence, At times I felt I should have my note book out, as some of the concepts needed to be understood to get the whole picture, def a book I will have to listen to again to understand the deeper science of particle physics.
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- Football Stadium Prints
- 06-02-19
He knows his stuff, that's for sure
Lawrence Krause is brilliant and that is evident in this book. Clear, unambiguous, passionate, informative and very enjoyable.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-12-18
Great book, What I could understand of it anyway ha.
I enjoyed this book. It was very well written although It was hard for me to understand some of the things that were talked about but overall it was enjoyable. All the incredible work that has been carried out in this field is so detailed. Well worth a buy if you like the author.
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- Redd
- 13-02-22
Sublime
What a great book. Not dumbed down full of up to date research and the wonder of science! Read by the author which is always a bonus.
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- bluelight123
- 21-02-18
Excellently written and delivered.
This book is gripping and impossible to stop listening to once you start. It explains particle physics so clearly and in a way that is easy for any other understand. Can't recommend it enough.
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