{"product_id":"the-book-of-nothing-vacuums-voids-and-the-latest-ideas-about-the-origins-of-the-universe-paperback","title":"The Book of Nothing: Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas about the Origins of the Universe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn D. Barrow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat conceptual blind spot kept the ancient Greeks (unlike the Indians and Maya) from developing a concept of zero? Why did St. Augustine equate nothingness with the Devil? What tortuous means did 17th-century scientists employ in their attempts to create a vacuum? And why do contemporary quantum physicists believe that the void is actually seething with subatomic activity? You'll find the answers in this dizzyingly erudite and elegantly explained book by the English cosmologist John D. Barrow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging through mathematics, theology, philosophy, literature, particle physics, and cosmology, \u003cb\u003eThe Book of Nothing \u003c\/b\u003eexplores the enduring hold that vacuity has exercised on the human imagination. Combining high-wire speculation with a wealth of reference that takes in Freddy Mercury and Shakespeare alongside Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawking, the result is a fascinating excursion to the vanishing point of our knowledge.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat conceptual blind spot kept the ancient Greeks (unlike the Indians and Maya) from developing a concept of zero? Why did St. Augustine equate nothingness with the Devil? What tortuous means did 17th-century scientists employ in their attempts to create a vacuum? And why do contemporary quantum physicists believe that the void is actually seething with subatomic activity? You'll find the answers in this dizzyingly erudite and elegantly explained book by the English cosmologist John D. Barrow. \u003cbr\u003eRanging through mathematics, theology, philosophy, literature, particle physics, and cosmology, The Book of Nothing explores the enduring hold that vacuity has exercised on the human imagination. Combining high-wire speculation with a wealth of reference that takes in Freddy Mercury and Shakespeare alongside Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawking, the result is a fascinating excursion to the vanishing point of our knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn D. Barrow is research professor of mathematical sciences in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge University. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eTheories of Everything, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Artful Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImpossibility\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBetween Inner and Outer Space\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Universe That Discovered Itself\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Origin of the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.04 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45602722480172,"sku":"9780375726095","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/the-book-of-nothing-vacuums-voids-and-the-latest-ideas-about-the-origins-of-the-universe-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}