Lawrence Maxwell Krauss
Born May 27, 1954
From New York City, New York, United States · Nationality: United States · Writes nonfiction
Lawrence Maxwell Krauss is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist who is Foundation Professor of the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, and director of its Origins Project.
He is known as an advocate of the public understanding of science, of public policy based on sound empirical data, of scientific skepticism and of science education, and works to reduce the influence of what he opines as superstition and religious dogma in popular culture.
Krauss is the author of several bestselling books, including The Physics of Star Trek (1995) and A Universe from Nothing (2012), and chairs the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Board of Sponsors.
Source: Wikipedia
Quotes
“The other thing people don’t realise about science which differentiates it from religion is that, the most exciting thing about being a scientist is not knowing and being wrong. Because that means there is a lot left to learn.”
"Cosmic Connections" by Lawrence Krauss, 2011 23:22-23:35 “[O]ne of the great things about science is it forces us to refine our idea of what’s common sense. It forces us to have our beliefs conform to the evidence of reality rather than the other way around. The universe may not be like we’d like it to be, but it doesn’t really care.”
"Lawrence Krauss: A Universe from Nothing" “We only see shadows of reality. We shouldn’t expect those shadows to behave sensibly.”
Paraphrased from a response to an audience questions at FREEOK 2013 Lawrence Kra “There is a maxim about the universe which I always tell my students: That which is not explicitly forbidden is guaranteed to occur.”
p. 16 “Science is empirical: knowing the answer is nothing. Testing your knowledge means everything.”
"Cosmic Connections" AAI
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Books by Lawrence Maxwell Krauss in order
Books by Lawrence Maxwell Krauss in the order they were published, from The Fifth Essence (1989) to Edge of Knowledge (2023).
- 1The Fifth Essence
The Fifth Essence1989 - 2Fear of Physics
Fear of Physics1994 - 3CMB Anisotropies Two Years After CobeCMB Anisotropies Two Years After Cobe1995
- 4The Physics of Star Trek
The Physics of Star Trek1995 - 5Beyond Star Trek
Beyond Star Trek1997 - 6Atom
Atom2001 - 7Quintessence
Quintessence2001 - 8Hiding in the Mirror
Hiding in the Mirror2005 - 9A Universe from Nothing
A Universe from Nothing2010 - 10Quantum Man
Quantum Man2011 - 11Study GuideStudy Guide2011
- 12The Greatest Story Ever Told - So Far
The Greatest Story Ever Told - So Far2017 - 13Şimdiye Kadar Anlatılmış En İyi Hikaye
Şimdiye Kadar Anlatılmış En İyi Hikaye2019 - 14Physics of Climate Change
Physics of Climate Change2021 - 15Known UnknownsKnown Unknowns2022
- 16Edge of KnowledgeEdge of Knowledge2023