A Briefer History of Time

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· Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Erik Davies
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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.

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4.6
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Mike TYPHOON Foote
March 25, 2018
We lost a great mind and man I will never forget Stephen hawking I am a disabled man in a wheelchair too Stephen gave me the opportunity to make my own dreams come true. I am thankful for the all the hard work and effort he was going through
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John Hopkins
October 11, 2020
Interesting but I didn't find it as engaging as I'd hoped.
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Mykola Somov
June 1, 2021
Immensely fascinating. Somewhat hard to digest to those without a physics background, but hard in a good way.
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Stephen Hawking is Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge; his other books for the general reader include the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universes and The Universe in a Nutshell.

Physicist Leonard Mlodinow, his collaborator for this new edition, has taught at Cal Tech, written for Star Trek: The Next Generation, and is the author of Euclid’s Window and Feynman’s Rainbow and the coauthor of the children’s book series The Kids of Einstein Elementary.

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