Books : A Briefer History of Time
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by: Stephen W. Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 523.1
EAN: 9780375728334
Format: Large Print
ISBN: 0375728333
Label: Random House Large Print
Manufacturer: Random House Large Print
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: October 04, 2005
Publisher: Random House Large Print
Release Date: October 04, 2005
Sales Rank: 1042350
Studio: Random House Large Print
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Product Description:
Stephen Hawking’s worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author’s engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresses is another: the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, the history and future of the universe. But it is also true that in the years since its publication, readers have repeatedly told Professor Hawking of their great difficulty in understanding some of the book’s most important concepts.
This is the origin of and the reason for A Briefer History of Time: its author’s wish to make its content more accessible to readers—as well as to bring it up-to-date with the latest scientific observations and findings.
Although this book is literally somewhat “briefer,” it actually expands on the great subjects of the original. Purely technical concepts, such as the mathematics of chaotic boundary conditions, are gone. Conversely, subjects of wide interest that were difficult to follow because they were interspersed throughout the book have now been given entire chapters of their own, including relativity, curved space, and quantum theory.
This reorganization has allowed the authors to expand areas of special interest and recent progress, from the latest developments in string theory to exciting developments in the search for a complete unified theory of all the forces of physics. Like prior editions of the book—but even more so—A Briefer History of Time will guide nonscientists everywhere in the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Great read!
I bought this book at a great deal, and it arrived and was in wonderful condition. Perfect.
nothing wrong with it. A great book, and a great price! Thank you! a late review, but it was a great savings and I would buy again!
and since its a re-edit version ("briefer history of time") it's a whole lot easier to understand for those that don't hold a doctorate degree in physics! Like me!
Rating: - I love this book
This is a wonderful book -- I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend it. Now I'm going to get the "more difficult" previous version, A Brief History of Time, and can refer back and forth. Stephen Hawking's tv specials are exciting to watch; they're on PBS from time to time.
Rating:  - Underwhelmed
While this book is shorter and more entertaining than its not-as-brief predecessor, I found it still unable to make the very esoteric subjects of space-time curvature, quantum mechanics and the behavior of sub-atomic particles understandable to me (MS Computer Science). Hawking clearly has a great sense of humor, and his effort to explain some of the results of his life's work to the general public is laudable, but this book failed to do that, at least for this reader.
Rating: - Non-Fiction for Science Fiction Lovers
Excellent presentation of complex scientific theories. Stephen Hawking knows how to extract core principals and shape them into digestible morsels for his readers to consume and enjoy. The material is an update from his earlier Brief History of Time, and has the same cast of characters.
If only he wrote fiction!
Rating:  - Wonderful
Even briefer, this material requires a few readings to wrap the brain around. Very good examples though.
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