A Universe from Nothing: Einstein, the Belgian Priest and the Puzzle of the Big Bang

An excerpt from physicist Lawrence M. Krauss's new book explains why we are not the center of the universe

By Lawrence M. Krauss on February 10, 2012
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Editors' note (May 9, 2012): The rights to the excerpt of theoretical physicist Lawrence M. Krauss's new book, A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing (Free Press, 2012), have expired. The book is available from a number of online retailers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, Books a Million, and Apple iBooks.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)

Lawrence M. Krauss

Lawrence M. Krauss is director of the Origins Project and Foundation Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University. A widely-published theoretical physicist and cosmologist, his newest book is The Greatest Story Ever Told...So Far: Why Are We Here? Krauss is also a member of Scientific American's Board of Advisers.

Credit: Nick Higgins