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Nothing: A Very Short IntroductionThis short, smart book tells you everything you need to know about "nothing." What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space "nothing" exist? To answer these questions, eminent scientist Frank Close takes us on a lively and accessible journey that ranges from ancient ideas and cultural superstitions to the frontiers of current research, illuminating the story of how scientists have explored the void and the rich discoveries they have
This short, smart book tells you everything you need to know about "nothing." What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space--"nothing"--exist? To answer these questions, eminent scientist Frank Close takes us on a lively and accessible journey that ranges from ancient ideas and cultural superstitions to the frontiers of current research, illuminating the story of how scientists have explored the void and the rich discoveries they have made there. Readers will find an enlightening history of the vacuum: how the efforts to make a better vacuum led to the discovery of the electron; the ideas of Newton, Mach, and Einstein on the nature of space and time; the mysterious aether and how Einstein did away with it; and the latest ideas that the vacuum is filled with the Higgs field. The story ranges from the absolute zero of temperature and the seething vacuum of virtual particles and anti-particles that fills space, to the extreme heat and energy of the early universe. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/01/2009
ISBN: 9780199225866
Pages: 157
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.30w x 0.50d
Review Citations: Choice 01/01/2010
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Unexpected twist
Format: Paperback
Interesting take on Green lantern. Not what I was expecting
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Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Very cool
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Very cool
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Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great comic book
Format: Paperback
Great read. New to comics but it is a good place to pick up on as it’s the first of the green lantern comics in the absolute verse making it easy to pick up and understand what is going on.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2025
★★★★★ 5
great
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great series
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Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2026
★★★★★ 3
Interesting but limited
Format: Paperback
A tale of sound and fury signifying... what? There's a lot going on. A lot of pretty pictures. But at the end of the volume you don't really know anything. Won't be buying volume 2.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2026