Bibliograph

A brief history of time, from the big bang to black holes, Stephen W. Hawking ; introduction by Carl Sagan ; illustrations by Ron Miller

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A brief history of time, from the big bang to black holes, Stephen W. Hawking ; introduction by Carl Sagan ; illustrations by Ron Miller

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A brief history of time

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

17105155

Responsibility statement

Stephen W. Hawking ; introduction by Carl Sagan ; illustrations by Ron Miller

Sub title

from the big bang to black holes

Summary

A Brief History of Time, published in 1988, was a landmark volume in science writing and in world-wide acclaim and popularity, with more than 9 million copies in print globally. The original edition was on the cutting edge of what was then known about the origins and nature of the universe. But the ensuing years have seen extraordinary advances in the technology of observing both the micro- and the macrocosmic world--observations that have confirmed many of Hawking's theoretical predictions in the first edition of his book. Now a decade later, this edition updates the chapters throughout to document those advances, and also includes an entirely new chapter on Wormholes and Time Travel and a new introduction. It make vividly clear why A Brief History of Time has transformed our view of the universe

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