Author(s): Lawrence M. Krauss

Science

An exploration of mankind's fascination with worlds beyond our ownby the bestselling author of "The Physics of Star Trek" Lawrence Krauss an international leader in physics and cosmologyexamines our long and ardent romance with parallel universes, veiled dimensions, and regions of being that may extend tantalizingly beyond the limits of our perception. Krauss examines popular cultures current embrace (and frequent misunderstanding) of such topics as black holes, life in other dimensions, strings, and some of the more extraordinary new theories that propose the existence of vast extra dimensions alongside our own. BACKCOVER: An astonishing and brilliantly written work of popular science. Science a GoGo A brilliant, thrilling book . . . Youll have so much fun reading that youll hardly notice youre getting a primer on contemporary physics and cosmology. Walter Isaacson, author of "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life"

First published 2005.