A Universe from
Nothing, by Lawrence M. Krauss, theoretical physicist and cosmologist extraordinaire,
was actually quite riveting. Krauss—although
extremely denigrating of theologians and philosophers, and I do consider myself
an aspiring metaphysicist—was able to articulate such an extremely complex
topic in such a simplistic and comprehensive way. This book delves into the constructs of a
highly expansive, and flat, universe while maintaining cutting-edge theoretical analyses of
Dark Matter, Dark Energy, Quantum Fluctuations, and Quantum Mechanics—thus so
much from something completely unseen in our reality. Additionally, it addresses the imminent
discovery of the Higgs Boson Particle (God Particle) in as simplistic of terms
as possible—so even the novice is sure to comprehend. For anyone interested in cosmology, astronomy,
or theoretical physics, this book is a very quick and engrossing read; and
although he is unable to prove everything—albeit he proves quite a bit—his analyses
and substantive arguments are quite appealing and well thought out. He is definitely a must read (and a Big Bang
All-Star) in the field of physics.
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