A Briefer History of Time, Stephen Hawking
A Briefer History of Time, Stephen Hawking
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A Briefer History of Time

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Author: Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow

Narrator: Erik Davies

Unabridged: 4 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/27/2005

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

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 readers who 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.

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. Physicist Leonard Mlodinow, his collaborator for this new edition, has taught at Cal Tech, written for Star Trek: The Next Generation, and is the author of Euclid’s Window and Feynman’s Rainbow and the coauthor of the children’s book series The Kids of Einstein Elementary.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Somormujo on August 11, 2022

5/5 Y sé que se me acumulan las reseñas de nuevo …. Vamos con esta pues: Este libro fue publicado por Stephen Hawking y Leonard Mlodinow en 2005 y es un resumen corregido y depurado, incluyendo por ejemplo los avances ligados a la teoría de cuerdas, de su exitosa y popular "Historia del tiempo", escri......more

Goodreads review by Wilier on December 10, 2017

Stephen Hawking es un físico teórico cuya hipótesis sobre el tiempo, los agujeros negros y el espacio han constituido la forma en que actualmente pensamos en el universo. Su brillantez logra un dramatismo, debido a que su mente habita un cuerpo que se ha consumido por varios años a causa de una escl......more

Goodreads review by Mike! on February 28, 2023

Tremendo libro para quienes somos aficionados a la astronomía, tuvieron que pasar mas de 50 años para encontrar una explicación sencilla que permitiera a cualquier persona comprender los misterios del universo. En muy entretenido y te atrapa aunque con el pasar de las paginas se va poniendo un poco m......more

Goodreads review by Paul on September 03, 2023

A must-have volume for readers of popular science! The title says it all and is probably the best summary of this exciting and entirely accessible popular physics book. A BRIEFER HISTORY OF TIME is both an update on and a more succinct, briefer version of Hawking's best-selling original work, A BRIEF......more

Goodreads review by Tharindu on July 06, 2020

"WE LIVE IN A STRANGE AND wonderful universe." In 'A Briefer History of Time,' the authors have been successful in making good on their promise to deliver a simplified version of original book, to provide the general reader with some understanding of the universe. In this well laid out book, reader is......more


Quotes

Praise for the original edition of A Brief History of Time
 
“[Hawking] can explain the complexities of cosmological physics with an engaging combination of clarity and wit. . . . His is a brain of extraordinary power.”—The New York Review of Books
 
“Lively and provocative . . . Mr. Hawking clearly possesses a natural teacher’s gifts—easy, good-natured humor and an ability to illustrate highly complex propositions with analogies plucked from daily life.”—The New York Times
 
“Even as he sits helpless in his wheelchair, his mind seems to soar ever more brilliantly across the vastness of space and time to unlock the secrets of the universe.”—Time
 
“This book marries a child’s wonder to a genius’s intellect. We journey into Hawking’s universe while marvelling at his mind.”—The Sunday Times (London)
 
“A masterful summary of what physicists now think the world is made of and how it got that way.”—The Wall Street Journal
 
“Charming and lucid . . . [a book of] sunny brilliance.”—The New Yorker


Awards

  • New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age