The Greatest Story Ever Told - So Far
by Lawrence Maxwell Krauss · first published 2017
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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 scal
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…should have rejected Newtonian gravity because it would not have explained anything that the epicycle theory didn't. [1] Probably either in Brian Greene's "The Elegant Universe" or Lawrence Krauss' "The Greatest Story Ever Told--So Far". Possibly Greene's "The Fabric of the Cosmos", but that seems unlikely. I distinctly remember reading it, and my copy of "The Fabric of the Cosmos" is an audiobook. The other two are Kindle books.
on “Numerics applied to Casimir geometry generates intersection with Alcubierre warp” ↗…my Kindle and I'm slowly trying to catch up. Recently finished: "Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything" by Joshua Foer [5]. Probably going to pick up soon: "The Greatest Story Ever Told--So Far" by Lawrence M. Krauss [6]. Flipped through it at a bookstore and there were some very interesting things in it. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Book-Abstract-Algebra-Second-Mathemat... [2] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G3L6JQ4/…
on “Ask HN: What books are you currently reading?” ↗…but was overruled by the male majority that didn't like the idea that a female would teach male students. Hilbert commented that "this is university, not a bath-house!" [1]. [0]: I think it was "The Greatest Story Ever Told—So Far" [1]: I'm writing that from memory so excuse some inaccuracies.
on “Einstein, Symmetry and the Future of Physics” ↗