From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time (Dutton Books) Physicist Sean Carroll, founder of the Cosmic Variance blog and dubbed the "great science communicator" by ted.com, will be here to present his new book, From Eternity to Here. "Sean Carroll is a sure-footed guide through some of the most perplexing and fascinating insights of modern physics. His delightful From Eternity to Here is an accessible and engaging exploration of the mysteries of time, deftly grappling with issues that will very likely play a critical role in the next major upheaval in our understanding of the cosmos.” --Brian Greene, author of The Elegant Universe Sean Carroll, Ph.D. is a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology.  After receiving his doctorate from Harvard university, he pursued his research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Institute for Theoretical Physics in Santa Barbara, and the University of Chicago.  His technical papers on dark matter and dark energy, the physics of extra dimensions, and alternative theories of gravity as well as the graduate-level textbook Spacetime and Geometry have been widely praised by his academic peers.  Sean Carroll is one of the founders of the group blog, cosmicvariance.com, named one of the top five science blogs by Nature. Photo of Sean Carroll by Ken Weingart.