Void : the strange physics of nothing James Owen Weatheralls previous book The Physics of Wall Street was a New York Times best seller and named one of Physics Todays five most intriguing books of 2013. In his newest volume he takes on a fundamental concept of modern physics: nothing. The physics of stuff protons neutrons electrons and even quarks and gluons is at least somewhat familiar to most of us. But what about the physics of nothing Isaac Newton thought of empty space as nothingness extended in all directions a kind of theater in which physics could unfold. But both quantum theory and relativity tell us that Newtons picture cant be right. Nothing it turns out is an awful lot like something with a structure and properties every bit as complex and mysterious as matter. In his signature lively prose Weatherall explores the very nature of empty space and solidifies his reputation as a science writer to watch Prologue : much ado about nothing The plenum and the void Waves of space itself The nothing nothings Epilogue : why nothing really matters : quantum gravity and beyond