review:
This is a mixed-bag for me - on one hand the topic is interesting (dare I say 'universal') and the physics is explained in a readily accessible way; on the other hand there is much ado about 'nothing'. I get that the intention of the author is to point out how a universe can arise from 'nothingness' in the sense of energy and mass, and why this doesn't need an intelligent creator - pointing to a similar aha moment in biology when evolution was discovered. But if its intention was to give a metaphysical consideration, it merely touches upon the subject (and I'm the already convinced) rather than have a clearer and cleaner picture. I still liked reading about the aspects of how 'nothing' in space is being still pondered upon in terms of physics - dark matter and dark energy.,