A briefer history of time

Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018.

Large Print 2005

A shorter, more accessible edition of a now-classic survey of the origin and nature of the universe features full-color illustrations and an expanded treatment of the volume's more important theoretical concepts.

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ISBN:

9780375728334
0375728333

Edition:

First large print edition

Description:

x, 260 pages (large print) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
large print

Notes:

Includes index

Contents:

Thinking about the universe
Our evolving picture of the universe
The nature of a scientific theory
Newton's universe
Relativity
Curved space
The expanding universe
The Big Bang, Black holes, and the evolution of the universe
Quantum gravity
Wormholes and time travel
The forces of nature and the unification of physics
Conclusion

Control Number:

616207

Other Authors:

Mlodinow, Leonard, 1954- author

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