A Brief History Of Time & Brief Answers To Big Questions Stephen Hawking Set

Description: 1 x Paperback / 1 x Hardback A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black HolesAmazon ReviewStephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history, wrote the modern classic A Brief History of Time to help non-scientists understand fundamental questions of physics and our existence: where did the universe come from? How and why did it begin? Will it come to an end, and if so, how? Hawking attempts to deal with these questions (and where we might look for answers) using a minimum of technical jargon. Among the topics gracefully covered are gravity, black holes, the Big Bang, the nature of time and physicists' search for a grand unifying theory. This is deep science; the concepts are so vast (or so tiny) that they cause mental vertigo while reading, and one can't help but marvel at Hawking's ability to synthesize this difficult subject for people not used to thinking about things like alternate dimensions. The journey is certainly worth taking for as Hawking says, the reward of understanding the universe may be a glimpse of "the mind of God". --Therese Littleton, Amazon.comReviewThis app/book version of Hawking's famous laymen book is just an amazing piece of learning. This makes much more accessible and understandable the complex and awesome topics dealt by Hawking as he explains how our universe works. I am just in awe at how creative he is to produce one of a kind e-book like this. The pace, illustrations and connections of topics within the book are so helpful and so appropriate for the new generation used to tweets and small bites of information. You can flip over some topics when you have some time, learn some amazing fact, and come back later which no rush or worry about how fast you are progressing through the book. Hope other books on complex topics are translated to this format. And I love the updates of the latest science since the publication of the original book. We have learned so much in the last decade that I agree with Hawking, it is an honour to live in this times. ― Ribozyme Published On: 2016-12-01 'Master of the Universe...One scientist's courageous voyage to the frontiers of the Cosmos' ― Newsweek '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 'He can explain the complexities of cosmological physics with an engaging combination of clarity and wit...His is a brain of extraordinary power' ― Observer 'To follow such a fine mind as it exposes such great problems is an exciting experience' ― The Sunday TimesFrom the Back Cover The classic introduction to today’s most important scientific ideas about the universe. 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 this book for the non-scientific layman. The author begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein and then delves into the secrets which lie at the heart of space and time.About the AuthorSTEPHEN 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. Brief Answers to the Big QuestionsProduct descriptionReviewA beautiful book from a brilliant mind ― Daily Telegraph Almost everything in Brief Answers is effortlessly instructive, absorbing, up to the minute and - where it matters - witty ― Guardian The best, most mind-bending sort of physics: black holes, time travel, the origins of the universe ― The Times It is that ultra-distinctive voice (modest, profound, sometimes very funny) that knits this book together ― Sunday TimesBook DescriptionThe world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work.From the Back CoverThe final book from Professor Stephen Hawking, the bestselling author of A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME and arguably the most famous scientist of our age, BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS is a profound, accessible and timely reflection on the biggest questions in science.

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