The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself

by Sean Carroll

Book Overview

The instant New York Times bestseller about humanity's place in the universe--and how we understand it. "Vivid...impressive....Splendidly informative." -- The New York Times " Succeeds spectacularly. " --Science " A tour de force. " -- Salon Already internationally acclaimed for his elegant, lucid writing on the most challenging notions in modern physics, Sean Carroll is emerging as one of the greatest humanist thinkers of his generation as he brings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525954821
• ISBN13: 9780525954828
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Dutton
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

I absolutely adore this book, and more importantly this author.

I got this as an ebook originally and had to have a physical copy for my book collection. Sean Carroll has such a calm writing style and thinks incredibly thoughtfully about everything he's put into this book. It talks about the importance of an open mind and thinking critically, along with many different philosophical viewpoints and anecdotes. Not to mention the several chapters on actual physics. I will almost certainly reread this again in the future.