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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

by Stephen W Hawking

Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays Cover

ISBN13: 9780553374117
ISBN10: 0553374117
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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Readers worldwide have come to know the work of Stephen Hawking through his phenomenal million-copy hardcover best-seller A Brief History of Time. Bantam is proud to present the paperback edition of Dr. Hawking's first new book since that event, a collection of fascinating and illuminating essays, and a remarkable interview broadcast by the BBC on Christmas Day, 1992. These fourteen pieces reveal Hawking variously as the scientist, the man, the concerned world citizen, and-always-the rigorous and imaginative thinker. Hawking's wit, directness of style, and absence of pomp characterize all of them, whether he is remembering his first experience at nursery school; calling for adequate education in science that will enable the public to play its part in making informed decisions on matters such as nuclear disarmament; exploring the origins of the future of the universe; or reflecting on the history of A Brief History of Time. Black Holes and Baby Universes is an important work from one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century.

Review:

"[Hawking] sprinkles his explanations with a wry sense of humor and a keen awareness that the sciences today delve not only into the far reaches of the cosmos, but into the Inner philosophical world as well."—New York Times Book Review

About the Author

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.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780553374117
Author:
Hawking, Stephen
Author:
Hawking, S. W.
Author:
Hawking, Stephen
Publisher:
Bantam
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Science
Subject:
Physics
Subject:
Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject:
Astronomy
Subject:
Physicists
Subject:
Addresses, essays, lectures
Subject:
Cosmology
Subject:
Physicists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Subject:
Science -- Philosophy.
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1
Edition Description:
Bantam trade pbk. ed.
Series Volume:
500-220.
Publication Date:
September 1994
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
9.16x6.04x.51 in. .60 lbs.

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