A Briefer History of Time

# 1 *NEW YORK TIMES* BESTSELLING AUTHORS The science classic made more accessible • More concise • Illustrated 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 years readers 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.

Author	Leonard Mlodinow, Stephen Hawking
Format	Ebook
ISBN	9780307417848
Language	English
Pages	126
Publication Date	12-17-2007
Publisher	Bantam

1 review for A Briefer History of Time

Rated 5 out of 5

Charlie (verified owner) – 04/30/2025

The overall area of cosmology encompasses two of the most complex and difficult concepts in science. Relativity and quantum mechanics. When Albert Einstein first proposed the general theory of relativity it was said that there were only two people in the world that understood it. Nobel prize winning Richard Feynmann famously said, “You don’t ever understand quantum mechanics, you just get used to it.” In cosmology, both of these concepts have to be combined. Given this formidable combination, this book is a very effective popular rendition of these two concepts and how they interact in the making of the universe we inhabit. Hawking explains how the universe is expanding and the detailed evidence for the beginning known as the “big bang.” The question as yet unresolved is whether the universe will forever expand or will at some point shift direction and move towards a collapse, forming another singularity that would likely explode once again. There are almost no equations in the book, all explanations are either visual or textual. They are well done. Anyone with a basic understanding of the structure of matter in terms of protons, neutrons and electrons will be able to understand it.

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