A Briefer History of Time: A Special Edition of the Science Classic

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Random House Publishing Group, Sep 27, 2005 - Science - 176 pages

FROM ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT MINDS OF OUR TIME COMES A BOOK THAT CLARIFIES HIS MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS
 
Stephen Hawking’s worldwide bestseller A Brief History of Time remains a landmark volume in scientific writing. But for readers who have asked for a more accessible formulation of its key concepts—the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, and the history and future of the universe—A Briefer History of Time is Professor Hawking’s response.
 
Although “briefer,” this book is much more than a mere explanation of Hawking’s earlier work. A Briefer History of Time both clarifies and expands on the great subjects of the original, and records the latest developments in the field—from string theory to the search for a unified theory of all the forces of physics. Thirty-seven full-color illustrations enhance the text and make A Briefer History of Time an exhilarating and must-have addition in its own right to the great literature of science and ideas.

 

Contents

FOREWORD
1
Thinking About the Universe
3
Our Evolving Picture of the Universe
6
The Nature of a Scientific Theory
13
Newtons Universe
19
Relativity
26
Curved Space Contents
38
The Expanding Universe
50
Conclusion
138
ALBERT EINSTEIN
143
GALILEO GALILEI
145
ISAAC NEWTON
147
GLOSSARY
149
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155
26
158
86
160

The Big Bang Black Holes and the Evolution of the Universe
68
Quantum Gravity
86
Wormholes and Time Travel
104
The Forces of Nature and the Unification of Physics
117

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About the author (2005)

Stephen Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the presidential Medal of Freedom. His books for the general reader include My Brief History, the classic A Brief History of Time, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universes, The Universe in a Nutshell, and, with Leonard Mlodinow, A Briefer History of Time and The Grand Design. Stephen Hawking died in 2018.

Leonard Mlodinow is a physicist and the author of Feynman’s Rainbow, Euclid’s Window, and The Drunkard’s Walk. He lives in Pasadena, California.

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