Astronomer John Barrow takes an intriguing look at the limits of science, who argues that there are things that are ultimately unknowable, undoable, or unreachable.
Ranging 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.
Here is a treatment so up-to-date and intellectually rich, deaing with ideas and speculation at the farthest frontier of science, that neither novice nor expert will want to miss what Barrow has to say.
Following in the successful footsteps of The Arrow of Time, Stephen Hawking's bestseller, A Brief History of Time, and the works of Timothy Ferris, science writer John Barrow presents an ambitious yet accessible look at the quest for the ...
Meetings were held at the highest level and, barely a week later, on 15 February 2011, I was whisked to Downing Street to make my mark as the new rodent bouncer in residence. I'm Larry, and this is my diary of the first 100 days in the job.