A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking

1988 • 240 pages

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Stephen Hawking's ‘A Brief History of Time* has become an international publishing phenomenon. Translated into thirty languages, it has sold over ten million copies worldwide and lives on as a science book that continues to captivate and inspire new readers each year. When it was first published in 1988 the ideas discussed in it were at the cutting edge of what was then known about the universe. In the intervening twenty years there have been extraordinary advances in the technology of observing both the micro- and macro-cosmic world. Indeed, during that time cosmology and the theoretical sciences have entered a new golden age . Professor Hawking is one of the major scientists and thinkers to have contributed to this renaissance.

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Kaladin

Contains spoilers

Book : A Brief History of Time.

Author : Stephen Hawking.

The book “A Brief History of Time” contains 12 chapters and begins by giving a somewhat brief intro of the whole Universe. And then introduces to gravity, space-time in a chronological way. And then comes again back to the Universe, to the topic “Expanding Universe”. On the 4th chapter we are introduced to the weird world of Quantum Physics. 5th chapter is a brief intro to Particle Physics. 6th and 7th chapters are about Black Holes, 6th focusing on Gravitational effects and 7th on Quantum Mechanical effects of it. 8th about the origin and the fate of the Universe. 9th about the arrow of time. 10th chapter says how the Science-Fiction of the present might be the reality in the future. 11th chapter describes the need and difficulties of The Theory of Everything. 12th chapter concludes the book by well... concluding the topics.This books is a great read, it just gives a brief intro to many things in the universe, from the beginning till the end.

October 17, 2021

andy

The oldest book on my tbr is finally gone whew.
Anyways so I liked reading this book because it kind of gets deeper into some famous theories which I have only read on the surface but then again the deep isn't deep enough to have a clear idea about the theory. Sometimes it felt like Dr Hakjng is skipping some parts. Well, I can't expect more from it cause it's a pop-sci book written for beginners. I think I need to pick up a more advanced book to get a clearer picture.
Even if all of these issues I have faced I think the book delivered 80% of what it promised to deliver. It's simple, enjoyable, knowledgeable and easily non-put-downable.
3.75 stars. I would recommend this to anyone looking for an easy astronomy book.

September 28, 2022