The Book of Nothing (Where do all things come from): Where do all things come from

Author: John D. Barrow
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: "Nothing" is a profound, elusive yet indispensable concept in human thought. To philosophers, it is the void, the origin of all things; in the hands of writers, it gives rise to many puns with double meanings; and in the world of scientists, it also holds a prominent position. From zero in mathematics to the empty set, from the ether in physics to quantum vacuum, from the Big Bang in cosmology to the inflationary universe, "nothing" has always been a central topic we cannot avoid. Countless examples prove that "nothing" is real.