A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
From the Big Bang to Black Holes
A Brief History of Time is a popular science book that explores a broad range of topics in cosmology, including the Big Bang, black holes, light cones and superstring theory. The author does not shy away from complex theories and concepts, but explains them in a way that is accessible to non-scientific readers. The book also discusses the possibility of time travel and the boundaries of scientific knowledge. Throughout, the author emphasizes the ongoing quest for a unifying theory that can combine quantum mechanics and general relativity into one all-encompassing, coherent theoretical framework.
The 1122nd greatest book of all time
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- Published
- 1988
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-256
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Ajan Lyhyt Historia
- Ajan lyhyt historia
- Az Idő Rövid Története
- Az idő rövid története
- Breve Historia del Tiempo
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- 9th on The Celebrity Reading List (Gardiner Public Library)
- 21st on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
- 79th on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
- 286th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 100 All-Time Greatest Popular Science Books (Open Education Database)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (USA))
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))
- 25 of the Best Nonfiction Books of All Time (Book Riot)
- 50 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
- 50 Books That Defined Their Era (Guardian)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- Books that Shaped the Century (LOGOS 20th Century Books Project)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- IWU Select 100 Must-Read Books (IWU (Faculty, Staff, and Students))
- NY Times Editors Choice 1980-1989 (NY Times)
- The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))
- The 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time (The Guardian)
- The 100 Greatest Non-Fiction Books (The Guardian)
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)
- The Hundred Most Influential Books Since The War (WW2) (Central and East European Publishing Project)
- The Well-Educated Mind (Book)
- Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Best Non-Fiction Books (Time Magazine)
- Twenty Books that Changed the World (The Guardian)