Genesis: The Story of How Everything Began
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A breakout bestseller in Italy， now available for American readers for the first time， Genesis: The Story of How Everything Began is a short， humanistic tour of the origins of the universe， earth， and life--drawing on the latest discoveries in physics to explain the seven most significant moments in the creation of the cosmos。
Curiosity and wonderment about the origins of the universe are at the heart of our experience of the world。 From Hesiod's Chaos， described in his poem about the origins of the Greek gods， Theogony， to today's mind-bending theories of the multiverse， humans have been consumed by the relentless pursuit of an answer to one awe inspiring question: What exactly happened during those first moments？
Guido Tonelli， the acclaimed， award-winning particle physicist and a central figure in the discovery of the Higgs boson （the "God particle"）， reveals the extraordinary story of our genesis--from the origins of the universe， to the emergence of life on Earth， to the birth of human language with its power to describe the world。 Evoking the seven days of biblical creation， Tonelli takes us on a brisk， lively tour through the evolution of our cosmos and considers the incredible challenges scientists face in exploring its mysteries。 Genesis both explains the fundamental physics of our universe and marvels at the profound wonder of our existence。
Curiosity and wonderment about the origins of the universe are at the heart of our experience of the world。 From Hesiod's Chaos， described in his poem about the origins of the Greek gods， Theogony， to today's mind-bending theories of the multiverse， humans have been consumed by the relentless pursuit of an answer to one awe inspiring question: What exactly happened during those first moments？
Guido Tonelli， the acclaimed， award-winning particle physicist and a central figure in the discovery of the Higgs boson （the "God particle"）， reveals the extraordinary story of our genesis--from the origins of the universe， to the emergence of life on Earth， to the birth of human language with its power to describe the world。 Evoking the seven days of biblical creation， Tonelli takes us on a brisk， lively tour through the evolution of our cosmos and considers the incredible challenges scientists face in exploring its mysteries。 Genesis both explains the fundamental physics of our universe and marvels at the profound wonder of our existence。
Reviews
Mark Bobak
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Easy Read but Light on DepthGood book for giving a time line of events since the Big Bang but light on details of each day。 This book never dispelled my notion that gravity is a property of empty space when that virgin space is distorted by mass or energy and that dark matter precipitates from space when enough mass is present in a space locality。
Olivie Blake
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I’m going to categorize this within the Carlo Rovelli school of poeticizing cosmology。 （Are all Italian physicists this lyrical？ I am going to assume so。） Strenuous at times with reference to theoretical physics， but beautifully structured and concluded。 Reminds me a lot of the concept attributed to Einstein that religion without science is blind， science without religion （or， as I and arguably Tonelli choose to interpret it， an innately human sense of wonder） is lame。
Johnna
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What a beautiful and brilliant blend of science and story telling。 This was amazing！
Robert Federline
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I was graced with an "uncorrected proof" of this book。 It is a fascinating read。 It is highly educational。 It does not get five stars only because it is not for everyone。 Much of the physics discussed was actually discovered， and refined after I was done with the majority of my formal education， and， therefore， takes a little longer to process to catch up with the science。That said， however， the book is very well written and helps to make the science accessible and understandable to those of us I was graced with an "uncorrected proof" of this book。 It is a fascinating read。 It is highly educational。 It does not get five stars only because it is not for everyone。 Much of the physics discussed was actually discovered， and refined after I was done with the majority of my formal education， and， therefore， takes a little longer to process to catch up with the science。That said， however， the book is very well written and helps to make the science accessible and understandable to those of us who were not science majors。 It is a very interesting account of how the known universe began， and planets， suns， stars， galaxies， black holes and much， much more were formed。 The manner in which the science is related over simplifies for the benefit of the lay reader， but it still helps to have some science background。It could be seen as treating a bit cavalierly some Biblical concepts， but only in one or two places。 It is ironic when， in one instance， it speaks almost disparagingly of the world being created in only seven days， but then divides its own recitation into days that are anything but 24 hours in duration， and range from milliseconds to billions of solar years。There is nothing to place this work at odds with Biblical views， and it instead shows how incredible and complex are the processes which developed our world and life upon it。 It is a highly worthwhile book and helps to show our history， and our projections into the future。 。。。more
Mam
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This is NOT the right kind of book for an audio book if， like me， you are a visual learner。 I was lost in the discussions of some very， very interesting theories。 I will read it in book or kindle form and probably rate it much higher。
Thodoros Eleftheroglou
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Βιβλίο εκλαϊκευμένης επιστήμης χωρίς ένα σχέδιο， ένα σκαρίφημα; Και η μετάφραση θα μπορούσε να'ναι καλύτερη。 paradigm shift （ριζική αλλαγή， αλλαγή εκ βάθρων） δεν βγάζει νόημα ως αλλαγή παραδείγματος。 Βιβλίο εκλαϊκευμένης επιστήμης χωρίς ένα σχέδιο， ένα σκαρίφημα; Και η μετάφραση θα μπορούσε να'ναι καλύτερη。 paradigm shift （ριζική αλλαγή， αλλαγή εκ βάθρων） δεν βγάζει νόημα ως αλλαγή παραδείγματος。 。。。more
Leigh Ann
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This is a bit dry reading in some places， and it does not include a bibliography。 Honestly， it reads like a script for an informative video or documentary。 Dare I say: an episode of Crash Course？ But I did like some parts of it and found it very interesting。
realta_metastabile
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Succo: il libro è soddisfacente dal punto di vista divulgativo - scientifico ma le incursioni nel simbolico e nel sacro sono a mio avviso un condimento fallimentare。 Registro: vuole essere un racconto e non dico che non lo faccia bene ma il tono si fa a tratti un po' troppo colloquiale， il che può rivelarsi controproducente forse anche per il lettore benintenzionato。 Se per esempio， mentre leggo del funzionamento distruttivo del buco nero Sagittarius-A*， mi ritrovo improvvisamente， mio malgrado， Succo: il libro è soddisfacente dal punto di vista divulgativo - scientifico ma le incursioni nel simbolico e nel sacro sono a mio avviso un condimento fallimentare。 Registro: vuole essere un racconto e non dico che non lo faccia bene ma il tono si fa a tratti un po' troppo colloquiale， il che può rivelarsi controproducente forse anche per il lettore benintenzionato。 Se per esempio， mentre leggo del funzionamento distruttivo del buco nero Sagittarius-A*， mi ritrovo improvvisamente， mio malgrado， a domandarmi 'E chissà dove sarà finito Elvis Presley？' ， vuol dire che qualcosa ha contribuito a far sbandare la mia fantasia。。。 Due stelle al libro e due pure a me per essere una lettrice che si fa distrarre facilmente。 。。。more
Johnette
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Very interesting， rather technical for a lay person。
Aurelio Blanco Cruz
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Con éste libro me quedé fuera de mi zona de confort， tenía ganas de leer algo de ciencia y que mejor con el inicio del Big Bang。 Guido Tonelli ha sido muy didáctico pero a veces ha sido complicado y muchas me he quedado en la superficie porque profundizar me exigía tener unos conocimientos que no tengo porque mi ignorancia es supina。 A veces he considerado la lectura cómo poética y he tenido necesidad de leer párrafos en voz alta， el contenido lo exigía por lo emocionante de lo que relataba， os Con éste libro me quedé fuera de mi zona de confort， tenía ganas de leer algo de ciencia y que mejor con el inicio del Big Bang。 Guido Tonelli ha sido muy didáctico pero a veces ha sido complicado y muchas me he quedado en la superficie porque profundizar me exigía tener unos conocimientos que no tengo porque mi ignorancia es supina。 A veces he considerado la lectura cómo poética y he tenido necesidad de leer párrafos en voz alta， el contenido lo exigía por lo emocionante de lo que relataba， os dejo tres momentos que he fotografiado:Lo más bello es describir lo más sencillo y lo más complicado de entender que había antes del Big Bang。Lo siguiente aquellas personas qué buscaron una explicación a lo que no tenía nombre。 Y por último sobre la luz y la oscuridad en el universo。 。。。more
Emanuela
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Leggendo questo libro ho avuto la percezione del perché ultimamente leggo libri di Fisica。Mi devo convincere di queste misure:Stiamo parlando della fase iniziale della vita dell'universo， la cui durata incredibilmente breve è quella del tempo di Plank， 10 alla-43 secondi， cui corrisponderebbe una dimensione dell'universo di 10 alla-33 centimentri。Ho avuto la fortuna di ascoltare Tonelli qualche anno fa in cui presentava parte di questo libro e， allo stesso modo della Fisica delle particelle elem Leggendo questo libro ho avuto la percezione del perché ultimamente leggo libri di Fisica。Mi devo convincere di queste misure:Stiamo parlando della fase iniziale della vita dell'universo， la cui durata incredibilmente breve è quella del tempo di Plank， 10 alla-43 secondi， cui corrisponderebbe una dimensione dell'universo di 10 alla-33 centimentri。Ho avuto la fortuna di ascoltare Tonelli qualche anno fa in cui presentava parte di questo libro e， allo stesso modo della Fisica delle particelle elementari， disse che basta una minima variazione delle loro forze espresse， che tutto annichilisce， compreso il nostro universo。 La complessa ragnatela che definisce ciò che possiamo e non possiamo vedere e percepire， dipende tutto da minimi scarti di labili equilibri energetici。Il testo è strutturato in capitoli che sono i giorni del mito della creazione biblica， ma gli spazi e i tempi sono， o estremamente piccoli （cit。 sopra） o estremamente grandi in cui tutto （energia， materia， luce） si sviluppa all'improvviso e poi ha tempi di assestamento lunghissimi in cui succedono cambiamenti radicali， come ad esempio l'apparizione o la sparizione della luce。Ad esempio: nei primi 3 minuti di nascita dell'universo （50% del libro）， si forma la maggior parte della massa， ma bisogna aspettare 380。000 anni perché i fotoni riescano a sfuggire e illuminare l'universo。Questa prima del racconto è quella che preferisco， mi impone sforzi immaginativi molto impegnativi， al di fuori delle mie possibili capacità percettive。 Ma， come dicevo per altri testi di genere， cerco di farmene una ragione e， per alimentarla， continuo a leggere i racconti di questi scienziati。 。。。more
Brittf
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This book described complex physics in a poetic and beautiful way。 It is so uncommon to see any sort of scientific subject explained through flowery language， and it was very nice to have that different perspective。I was concerned that there would be an attempt at relating too much to the Bible。 And while I wasn't a huge fan of the seven days structure， it didn't feel like it was leaning into biblical ties。 This book described complex physics in a poetic and beautiful way。 It is so uncommon to see any sort of scientific subject explained through flowery language， and it was very nice to have that different perspective。I was concerned that there would be an attempt at relating too much to the Bible。 And while I wasn't a huge fan of the seven days structure， it didn't feel like it was leaning into biblical ties。 。。。more
Chad Guarino
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Particle physicist Guido Tonelli uses ye olde seven days of biblical creation as a metaphor for the beginnings of the universe， life， and humanity in Genesis。 A star player in the discovery of the Higgs Boson， Tonelli is uniquely positioned to tell the epic history that ranges from the Void to the iPhone。 As I soon discovered， a background in physics would have been a huge boon in reading this as I was frequently lost in some of the more theoretical musings。 However， Tonelli writes with a poetic Particle physicist Guido Tonelli uses ye olde seven days of biblical creation as a metaphor for the beginnings of the universe， life， and humanity in Genesis。 A star player in the discovery of the Higgs Boson， Tonelli is uniquely positioned to tell the epic history that ranges from the Void to the iPhone。 As I soon discovered， a background in physics would have been a huge boon in reading this as I was frequently lost in some of the more theoretical musings。 However， Tonelli writes with a poetic flair and a zeal sufficient to keep the layman interested throughout。 Of particular note are Tonelli’s description of black holes and dark matter， two hard to conceive of but consistently intriguing topics in the field。 Tonelli waxes romantic multiple times about just how ridiculous it is that any of this exists when the variables are considered。 One of my favorite bits was the description of the collision between Earth and another heavenly body that formed the moon， and the moon’s subsequent role in allowing life to form on Earth。 Guess what？ No collision， no moon; no moon， no you or me！ While this book won’t make a physicist out of you， it might make you appreciate your place in this light show a bit more so it comes recommended。*I was given a copy of this book by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 My thanks to Farrar， Straus， and Giroux。** 。。。more
Carol （Kimiko）
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not a bad book
Steve
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Writing too ponderous for enjoymentI found the writing in this book to be too ponderous。 More of my reading time was spent trying to decipher the writing than in assimilating new information。 While some of the analogies used to explain the science were excellent， these were buried under layers of poetic text that obscured any of the science。 I was not getting what I wanted out of the book and stopped reading about a quarter of the way through。 Thank you to Netgalley and Farrar， Straus and Giroux Writing too ponderous for enjoymentI found the writing in this book to be too ponderous。 More of my reading time was spent trying to decipher the writing than in assimilating new information。 While some of the analogies used to explain the science were excellent， these were buried under layers of poetic text that obscured any of the science。 I was not getting what I wanted out of the book and stopped reading about a quarter of the way through。 Thank you to Netgalley and Farrar， Straus and Giroux for the advance reader copy。 。。。more
Monri
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Review/Reseña en Español/English EspañolLa palabra génesis alude al origen o la causa de algo， bajo este contexto ese es el propósito del libro， explicar cómo se creó la vida en la tierra pero claro con un enfoque físico orientado al universo y la materia。 El libro utiliza como analogía los siete días de la creación que vienen en la biblia para explicar cómo se formó el universo。 El libro está muy estructurado y la lectura es bastante fluida， me agrado que el autor no necesitara de fórmulas Review/Reseña en Español/English EspañolLa palabra génesis alude al origen o la causa de algo， bajo este contexto ese es el propósito del libro， explicar cómo se creó la vida en la tierra pero claro con un enfoque físico orientado al universo y la materia。 El libro utiliza como analogía los siete días de la creación que vienen en la biblia para explicar cómo se formó el universo。 El libro está muy estructurado y la lectura es bastante fluida， me agrado que el autor no necesitara de fórmulas matemáticas para explicar diferentes fenómenos que son complicados。 Con esto me gustaría recalcar que se necesita un grado de conocimientos de física， mecánica cuántica y fenómenos de transporte para comprender el libro， ya que algunos conceptos básicos no son explicados。 Por ejemplo， se relacionan diversos conceptos en cuanto a termodinámica en algunas estancias o leyes básicas de la física。 Personalmente， los primeros capítulos fueron aburridos y repetitivos， de igual forma muchas partes del libro se sintieron innecesarios， aunque fue interesante como relacionaba temas de arte， cultura y mitos con conceptos físicos。 Algo que no puedo dejar de lado es el hecho que no tenía referencias， sinceramente con eso le baje a mi calificación。 También hubiera sido interesante que se presentara alguna imagen de los fenómenos que se describían， en general es una buena lectura。 ¿Es este libro para ti？ Perfecto para: Interesados en el universo， la física y ciencia。 ¿Lo recomiendo？ Si。 EnglishThe word genesis alludes to the origin or cause of something， in this context that is the purpose of the book， to explain how life was created on earth but of course with a physical approach oriented to the universe and matter。 Equations might lack the evocative power of poetry， but the concepts of modern cosmology – a universe that was born from a fluctuation in the quantum void， or from cosmic inflation – can still take our breath away。 The book uses as an analogy the seven days of creation that come in the Bible to explain how the universe was formed。 The book is very structured and the reading is quite fluid， I liked that the author didn't need mathematical formulas to explain different phenomena that are complex。With this， I would like to emphasize that a degree of knowledge of physics， quantum mechanics， and transport phenomena is needed to understand the book since some basic concepts are not explained。 For example， various terms of thermodynamics are related in some instances or basic laws of physics。Personally， the first chapters were boring and repetitive， in the same way， many parts of the book felt unnecessary， although it was interesting how it related art， culture， and myths with physical concepts。Something that I cannot put aside is the fact that it had no references， honestly， with that， I lowered my qualification。 It would also have been interesting if some image of the phenomena described had been presented， in general， it's a good book。 ‘Where does all this come from？’ Is this book for you？ Perfect for: Interested in the universe， physics and science。 Do I recommend it？ Yes。 My thanks to the author Guido Tonelli， Farrar， Straus and Giroux， and NetGalley for the opportunity to get this ARC for an unbiased review。 。。。more
Lydia Wallace
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Reading this book greatly added to my understanding of the book of Genesis。 Many people might find it a challenge but it's worth reading to the end。 Reading this book greatly added to my understanding of the book of Genesis。 Many people might find it a challenge but it's worth reading to the end。 。。。more
John
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Great I won the giveaway， can't wait to start reading Great I won the giveaway， can't wait to start reading 。。。more
Thanasis Tsagkos
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ok， kinda boring
Andrea Wenger
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Beautiful， lyrical， and profoundly human， this book tackles one of the oldest and most important questions—how did we get here？ What happened at the moment of creation？ I'm an artist by profession， not a scientist， but I found the text accessible and enjoyable。 In addition to the facts， the author brought surprising perspectives， putting the discoveries of particle physics in context。 I'll have to read it again to really understand it， but I look forward to that。 It's worth a second read。 I rece Beautiful， lyrical， and profoundly human， this book tackles one of the oldest and most important questions—how did we get here？ What happened at the moment of creation？ I'm an artist by profession， not a scientist， but I found the text accessible and enjoyable。 In addition to the facts， the author brought surprising perspectives， putting the discoveries of particle physics in context。 I'll have to read it again to really understand it， but I look forward to that。 It's worth a second read。 I received and read an advance copy of this book。 This is my voluntary and unsolicited review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Joyce
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Interesting use of the 7 days of creation applied to particle physics。 Tonelli weaves physics and humanity together to tell the creation story in an accessible way。
Claudio
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As a PhD in physics， I read this book with eagerness and was intrigued with how Tonelli managed to put into words， without any formula or mathematical tool， the most complex descriptions of theoretical physics of the universe， from genesis to current evolution。 The understanding of the content is obviously differentiated according to the reader's specific level of scientific culture。 For example， it is not for everyone to correlate symmetries and conservation principles or to intuit the mechanis As a PhD in physics， I read this book with eagerness and was intrigued with how Tonelli managed to put into words， without any formula or mathematical tool， the most complex descriptions of theoretical physics of the universe， from genesis to current evolution。 The understanding of the content is obviously differentiated according to the reader's specific level of scientific culture。 For example， it is not for everyone to correlate symmetries and conservation principles or to intuit the mechanism of quantum fluctuation。 As a physicist， I find that the fundamental concept transmitted to the reader is that of the Galilean method: among the various theories and mathematical models proposed， only the one capable of making predictions that are confirmed experimentally is the winner。 Definitely a book for everyone curious about how reality works。I didn't really appreciate the "biblical" structure of the volume， but content is great。I got an ARC from Netgalley。 。。。more
CB_Read
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Dedicated physicists professionally pursue the oldest question of humankind: Where did all of this--our world， our galaxy， our universe--come from？ How did it all begin？ Guido Tonelli is the latest in the field to take up this question in "Genesis，" a scholarly thought experiment that imagines in seven days' time how the entire universe was born and life as we know it today was made。 Written for astronomy buffs first， popular science enthusiasts second， and a general audience third， what makes T Dedicated physicists professionally pursue the oldest question of humankind: Where did all of this--our world， our galaxy， our universe--come from？ How did it all begin？ Guido Tonelli is the latest in the field to take up this question in "Genesis，" a scholarly thought experiment that imagines in seven days' time how the entire universe was born and life as we know it today was made。 Written for astronomy buffs first， popular science enthusiasts second， and a general audience third， what makes Tonelli's new book feel fresh is the incorporation of the latest developments in cosmology and particle physics; a genuine attempt to fulfill a thought experiment throughout the bulk of the narrative; and a special focus on the context and early stages of the birth of the universe。 While the density of the prose may remind some readers of college-level textbooks， every section is a chance to learn a new subject--from star formation to cosmological history--with thoroughness and lasting appeal。"Genesis" is bookended by the humanistic purpose and appeal of continuing to study science， art， philosophy， and religion as the fundamental basis of culture。 Having a creation story or myth is the first sign of an emerging culture， and this deeply human tradition is cosmological in nature。 It often begins with what the Greeks called "thauma，" a sense of wonder borne out of amazement and terror， something that the modernists would call the sublime。 But in answering this unavoidable question of how everything began， we have found since the modern era that the scientific method is the most convincing， authoritative， and entertaining route of pursuit。And so Tonelli begins his thought experiment of how the universe was born， from the emergence of "the void" and the crack of the Big Bang， to the inflation of the universe and the proliferation of dark matter， and lastly to the development of stars， galaxies， planets， and life on Earth。The most compelling moments of the book for me were the moments that elapsed--less than 10^-21 seconds--between the initial disturbance of the void and the Big Bang itself。 Tonelli persuasively argues for two key premises on the origins of the cosmos: the void was not a gaping nothingness ruled by chaos， as so many in the West believe， but a pure space of balance so compact and unbreakable that no quantum fluctuation could break its seal; and then， because something obviously did emerge and usher in the Big Bang， that the universe is not eternal but had a definite point of origin， a beginning that was indeed the very first moment of time。 This is an area of popular science writing that is commonly glossed over and that Tonelli slowly and beautifully illustrates with clarity and expertise。 Having reached Day Three of his seven-day thought experiment， most of the material in the chapters that follow will be familiar to readers with a background or demonstrated interest in astronomy。 Some of it--not unnecessarily--gets into the finer points of particle physics， leading to writing that is less inspiring and reads more like an index of necessary terms。 But even those familiar with the science behind stellar and galactic birth and death cycles will have their knowledge reinforced and their hearts moved by the vivid celestial sequences portrayed by the author。No matter how many books I read on the topic of cosmology， I never fail to be intrigued by the latest publication， a distillation of advances in the subject。 Discussing a topic that has proved to be of perennial interest to cultures around the world for millennia is always a valuable reminder of our human origins and collective history。 Guido Tonelli has added to the celebrated humanist tradition with this new volume of insight into astronomical history， creating a compelling mental journey through the cosmos that will inspire readers to look out at the stars with wonder， terror， and amazement。**My sincere thanks to the teams at FSG and Netgalley for offering this advance readers copy。** 。。。more
Elly
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*2，5
Anastasia_。_。_p
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Η "Γενεση" πραγματευεται τα βασικά στάδια της δημιουργίας του σύμπαντος。 Αλλά μάλλον υπερεκτιμησα τις γνώσεις μου（！） και ως αποτέλεσμα χάθηκα σε αρκετά σημεία όπου γίνεται κάπως τεχνικό。 Είχε όμως και σημεία που γινόταν αρκετά κατανοητό （για κάποιον που η πιο στενή επαφή που έχει με το Bing bang είναι οι 12 σαιζόν Bing bang theory。 😊） "Αν αρχίζει να μας αρέσει η ιδέα ότι είμαστε， κυριολεκτικά， παιδιά των αστεριών， πρέπει να δεχθούμε ότι είμαστε δισέγγονα εκείνων των κβαντικών διακυμάνσεων που δι Η "Γενεση" πραγματευεται τα βασικά στάδια της δημιουργίας του σύμπαντος。 Αλλά μάλλον υπερεκτιμησα τις γνώσεις μου（！） και ως αποτέλεσμα χάθηκα σε αρκετά σημεία όπου γίνεται κάπως τεχνικό。 Είχε όμως και σημεία που γινόταν αρκετά κατανοητό （για κάποιον που η πιο στενή επαφή που έχει με το Bing bang είναι οι 12 σαιζόν Bing bang theory。 😊） "Αν αρχίζει να μας αρέσει η ιδέα ότι είμαστε， κυριολεκτικά， παιδιά των αστεριών， πρέπει να δεχθούμε ότι είμαστε δισέγγονα εκείνων των κβαντικών διακυμάνσεων που διεσταλησαν από τον πληθωρισμό， χωρίς τις οποίες τα πρώτα αστέρια δεν θα είχαν μπορέσει ποτέ να συσσωρευτουν。" 。。。more
Laura Ferrara
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Il libro vuole essere divulgativo， ma non lo è perché descrive e non spiega。 Per questo risulta comprensibile solo a chi già conosce l'argomento， ma per essi è， di conseguenza， anche banale。 Il titolo e la suddivisione in giornate richiamano la Genesi， tuttavia l'autore utilizza a piene mani solo esempi tratti dalla mitologia classica。Infine la scelta di alcuni vocaboli appare piuttosto discutibile。 Uno tra tutti l'aggettivo "parossistico" che viene affibbiato a qualsiasi cosa accada nell'univer Il libro vuole essere divulgativo， ma non lo è perché descrive e non spiega。 Per questo risulta comprensibile solo a chi già conosce l'argomento， ma per essi è， di conseguenza， anche banale。 Il titolo e la suddivisione in giornate richiamano la Genesi， tuttavia l'autore utilizza a piene mani solo esempi tratti dalla mitologia classica。Infine la scelta di alcuni vocaboli appare piuttosto discutibile。 Uno tra tutti l'aggettivo "parossistico" che viene affibbiato a qualsiasi cosa accada nell'universo。 。。。more
Gert De Bie
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Met grote goesting begonnen we aan Tonelli， want wetenschap， het ontstaan van de wereld en de hoe en waarom van ons bestaan fascineren ons mateloos。Het boek zou dit alles ook voor leken vatbaar maken， of zo interpreteerde ik het alleszins。Tonelli begint helder en kalm en wist met goed en verstaanbaar uit te leggen wat de oerknal geweest was en wat het grote 'niets'， of eerder de chaos （naar de oud Griekse betekenis）， die daarvoor heerste eigenlijk was。De rol van de allerkleinste - subatomaire - Met grote goesting begonnen we aan Tonelli， want wetenschap， het ontstaan van de wereld en de hoe en waarom van ons bestaan fascineren ons mateloos。Het boek zou dit alles ook voor leken vatbaar maken， of zo interpreteerde ik het alleszins。Tonelli begint helder en kalm en wist met goed en verstaanbaar uit te leggen wat de oerknal geweest was en wat het grote 'niets'， of eerder de chaos （naar de oud Griekse betekenis）， die daarvoor heerste eigenlijk was。De rol van de allerkleinste - subatomaire - deeltjes in die knal， de logica van hun werking en hoe we dat vandaag met deeltjesversnellers naspelen en uitvogelen: ik was nog steeds mee en behoorlijk trots op mezelf。 Maar hoe dan ook kwam er een moment waarop ik als lezer moest afhaken。 Inzicht op inzicht op inzicht op inzicht: de logische opbouw van zo'n specifieke wetenschap， maar elke keer je ook maar een halve procent van dat inzicht niet helemaal vat， wordt de kloof groter， tot je bij een nieuw stukje opbouw verstek moet laten。Strakke poging， maar op de duur toch te hoog gegrepen voor mezelf。 Jammer。 。。。more
Ash
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Absolutely great book， love the style and everything is really well explained。 Unfortunately I evidently overestimated my understanding and knowledge of physics :D which isn't a surprise but I'd hoped to enjoy the book anyway。。。 Which。 I did。 But not enough that finishing it would pay off， so I'm regretfully putting it aside。 Absolutely great book， love the style and everything is really well explained。 Unfortunately I evidently overestimated my understanding and knowledge of physics :D which isn't a surprise but I'd hoped to enjoy the book anyway。。。 Which。 I did。 But not enough that finishing it would pay off， so I'm regretfully putting it aside。 。。。more
Dirk Christeaens
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Interessant boek dat me heel wat heeft bijgebracht， maar waarin niet altijd alles zo eenvoudig is uitgelegd als ik gehoopt had。 Het laatste hoofdstuk is wat mij betreft te zeer off-topic。
Ludo Spaepen
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