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A Brief History of Time

Name: A Brief History of Time
Rating: 5 (11 reviews)
Author: and The Theory of Everything by Stephen Hawking
ISBN: 9780553380163

and The Theory of Everything by Stephen Hawking · 1998 · 228 pages

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends? Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,” of the big bang and a bigger God—where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation.

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Herbie Hancock
“I’m interested in cosmology, technology, and science. These books, Hawking’s explanation of the formation of the universe and a series of his lectures at the University of Cambridge, are difficult to get through but well worth it.”↗
Ai Weiwei
“It is one of the most important interpretations and helps us understand the relationship between mankind and the universe. What we do cannot be dissociated from this interpretation, as it provides us with the biggest picture of what the universe is like.”↗
Anne-Laure Le Cunff
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Sarah Drasner
“@dan_abramov IMO “A Brief History of Time” does a great job of this framing- past, present, and acknowledging that whatever he says in the book is only the moment of understanding he is currently in.”↗
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