Skip to main content
M:N3:15 5
Edit position
Edit position

Last set 1 week, 1 day ago. Manual moves override automatic placement until the next shelfie/spine match.

A universe from nothing : why there is something rather than nothing
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

A universe from nothing : why there is something rather than nothing

by Lawrence M. Krauss, Richard Dawkins

This book explores modern cosmological theories to explain how the universe could have arisen from nothing. It analyses recent scientific evidence regarding the origin, evolution, and ultimate end of the cosmos, challenging traditional philosophical perspectives.

Accession 4856 ISBN 9781451624458 Publisher Free Press
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
A universe from nothing : why there is something rather than nothing spine
A universe from nothing : why there is something rather than nothing cover
Live
A universe from nothing : why there is something rather than nothing live spine
No live
A universe from nothing : why there is something rather than nothing spine A universe from nothing : why there is something rather than nothing live spine
A universe from nothing : why there is something rather than nothing cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Astronomy Existence God Philosophy Science
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
2026-06-01 16:37
orientation
vertical
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
M:N3:15 5 Current vertical
2 weeks ago
Book Location
Updated 1 week, 1 day ago
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-05-21 06:21 (2 weeks, 6 days ago)

Identity

name→ title
A universe from nothing : why there is something rather than nothing
vernon_id
8670
accession_no→ accession_number
4856
vernon_slug
a-universe-from-nothing-why-there-is-something-rather-than-nothing-laurence-m-krauss-with-an-afterword-by-richard-dawkins

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
9781451624458

Descriptive

production_date
2012
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
A mind-bending trip back to the beginning of the beginning, A Universe from Nothing authoritatively presents the most recent evidence that explains how our universe evolved - and the implications for how it's going to end.

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Lawrence M. Krauss, Richard Dawkins
tags→ tags
Science, Astronomy, Physical sciences, Cosmology, Physics, Science -- Philosophy, Beginning, Cosmogony, Big bang theory
subject_people
—
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
25948

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "a-universe-from-nothing-why-there-is-something-rather-than-nothing-laurence-m-krauss-with-an-afterword-by-richard-dawkins"
"opacObjectId": "8670"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "25948"
"cssColors": [3 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "f5f5dc"
"hue": 60
"rank": 1
"presence": 10.39
"colorName": "beige"
"lightness": 91
"colorGroup": "white"
"saturation": 56
"formattedColorName": "beige"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "4682b4"
"hue": 207
"rank": 2
"presence": 24.53
"colorName": "steelblue"
"lightness": 49
"colorGroup": "blue"
"saturation": 44
"formattedColorName": "steel blue"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "556b2f"
"hue": 82
"rank": 3
"presence": 1.64
"colorName": "darkolivegreen"
"lightness": 30
"colorGroup": "green"
"saturation": 39
"formattedColorName": "dark olive green"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "dcdfb6"
"hue": 64
"rank": 1
"presence": 10.39
"lightness": 79
"saturation": 39
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "1f2b43"
"hue": 220
"rank": 2
"presence": 62.7
"lightness": 19
"saturation": 36
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "234b8b"
"hue": 216
"rank": 3
"presence": 24.53
"lightness": 34
"saturation": 59
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "6b744d"
"hue": 73
"rank": 4
"presence": 1.64
"lightness": 37
"saturation": 20
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "879f8a"
"hue": 127
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.19
"lightness": 57
"saturation": 11
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "4e6ab1"
"hue": 223
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.28
"lightness": 50
"saturation": 38
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "5d5a4f"
"hue": 47
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.27
"lightness": 33
"saturation": 8
"imageLabels": [6 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 19411
"score": 82.7
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Font"
"imageLabelId": 12
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 11760
"score": 75.15
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Poster"
"imageLabelId": 21
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 3985
"score": 73.6
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Electric blue"
"imageLabelId": 49
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 19018
"score": 67.65
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Publication"
"imageLabelId": 23
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 5351
"score": 60.52
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Advertising"
"imageLabelId": 71
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 4954
"score": 59.29
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Science"
"imageLabelId": 180
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/16666/6bccce0d43b3c960a5e43cea9bdad6766a3b67cc.jpg"
"width": "544"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/16666/6bccce0d43b3c960a5e43cea9bdad6766a3b67cc.jpg"
"width": "272"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/16666/6bccce0d43b3c960a5e43cea9bdad6766a3b67cc.jpg"
"width": "24"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/16666/6bccce0d43b3c960a5e43cea9bdad6766a3b67cc.jpg"
"width": "102"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/16666/6bccce0d43b3c960a5e43cea9bdad6766a3b67cc.jpg"
"width": "51"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/16666/6bccce0d43b3c960a5e43cea9bdad6766a3b67cc.jpg"
"width": "816"
"height": "1200"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 0.31199765
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "4856"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "A universe from nothing : why there is something rather than nothing / Laurence M. Krauss ; with an afterword by Richard Dawkins"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "A universe from nothing : why there is something rather than nothing / Laurence M. Krauss ; with an afterword by Richard Dawkins"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Krauss, Lawrence M."
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Dawkins, Richard"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "2012"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "2012-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "2012-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "First Free Press hardcover edition"
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "A mind-bending trip back to the beginning of the beginning, A Universe from Nothing authoritatively presents the most recent evidence that explains how our universe evolved - and the implications for how it's going to end."
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "New York City/New York/United States of America"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Free Press"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "xix, 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm."
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Includes index."
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "9781451624458"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "523.1 KRA"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [7 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Astronomy/Physical sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Astronomy/Physical sciences/Science""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Beginning/Cosmology/Astronomy/Physical sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Beginning/Cosmology/Astronomy/Physical sciences/Science""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Big bang theory/Cosmogony/Cosmology/Astronomy/Physical sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Big bang theory/Cosmogony/Cosmology/Astronomy/Physical sciences/Science""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"value": "Cosmology/Astronomy/Physical sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Cosmology/Astronomy/Physical sciences/Science""
"[4]": {2 keys}
"value": "Physical sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Physical sciences/Science""
"[5]": {2 keys}
"value": "Physics/Physical sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Physics/Physical sciences/Science""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"value": "Science -- Philosophy"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Science -- Philosophy""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [2 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "lawrence-m-krauss"
"title": "Lawrence M. Krauss"
"relatedRecordId": "11601"
"[1]": {3 keys}
"slug": "richard-dawkins"
"title": "Richard Dawkins"
"relatedRecordId": "9345"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 2
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes