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  • Published: 1 September 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409092360
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 272

A Brief History Of Time

From Big Bang To Black Holes




Revised edition of the international bestseller with an appendix of updates from the author.

Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries?

These are just some of the questions considered in the internationally acclaimed masterpiece by the world renowned physicist - generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers. It begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time, from the Big Bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and strong theory. To this day A Brief History of Time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wonders.

This includes updates from Stephen Hawking with his most recent thoughts about the No Boundary Proposal and with information about dark energy, the information paradox, eternal inflation, the microwave background radiation observations, and the discovery of gravitational waves.

  • Published: 1 September 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409092360
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 272

About the author

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking was a brilliant theoretical physicist and is generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers. He held the position of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and is the author of A Brief History of Time which was an international bestseller. His other books for the general reader include A Briefer History of Time, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universe, The Universe in a Nutshell, The Grand Design, and Black Holes: The BBC Reith Lectures. He died on 14 March, 2018.

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Praise for A Brief History Of Time

He can explain the complexities of cosmological physics with an engaging combination of clarity and wit... His is a brain of extraordinary power

Observer

Master of the Universe... One scientist's courageous voyage to the frontiers of the Cosmos

Newsweek

One of the most brilliant scientific minds since Einstein

Daily Express

This book marries a child's wonder to a genius's intellect. We journey into Hawking's universe, while marvelling at his mind

The Sunday Times

To follow such a fine mind as it exposes such great problems is an exciting experience

The Sunday Times