num_pages: 361
description: A leading mathematician and cosmologist explores the concept of nothingness, from the origins of zero in ancient India, through changing ideas about nothing from ancient Greece to the present day, to attempts by modern mathematics, cosmology, theology, and physics to explain the role of "nothing" in the structure of the universe. 35,000 first printing.
language: English
title: The Book of Nothing: Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas About the Origins of the Universe
titlecomplete: The Book of Nothing: Vacuums, Voids, and the Latest Ideas About the Origins of the Universe
genres: Physics, Mathematics, Nonfiction, Astronomy, Philosophy, Popular Science, History, History Of Science, Science, Psychology
ratings_count: 1170
publisher: Pantheon Books