A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
 

A Brief History of Time : From the Big Bang to Black Holes

by Stephen W. Hawking, Ron Miller, Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking has earned a reputation as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein. In this landmark volume, Professor Hawking shares his blazing intellect with nonscientists everywhere, guiding us expertly to confront the supreme questions of the nature of time and the universe. Was there a beginning of time? Will there be an end? Is the universe infinite or does it have... (read more)

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Dave C
  • Rated 4 stars

It's been a long time since my high school science and physics classes and consequently, some paragraphs may require multiple readings to fully grasp. The illustrations and simple and straightforward, there are no equations, and all in all it's a readable book.

I found it interesting and although it might be a bit much for a casual reader, it's a great explanation of the origins of the universe and how we've arrived at our current understandings.

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  • ashish dexter

    ashish dexter said:

    a must read for anyone who wants to explore the mysteries of universe

    posted Monday, May 12 2008
  • S C

    s c said:

    Dammnit! My sister stole it from me and never gave it back! It is book that I would've liked to re-read from time to time. But now I can't...I guess I'll have to buy a new one.

    posted Monday, May 5 2008
  • Deborah A

    deborah a said:

    I'm so glad to know that Robert!

    posted Saturday, April 26 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Divya M

    divya m said:

    read a few chapters in a library and i was excited! just waiting to buy it around my area

    posted Saturday, April 26 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Yvonne M

    yvonne m said:

    a must read . everyone in our family has read it.

    posted Saturday, March 15 2008
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