Hawking, Stephen, 1942-

The illustrated a brief history of time ; and the universe in a nutshell / Stephen Hawking. - Updated and expanded ed. - New York : Bantam Books, 2011. - 248, viii, 216 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

"Two books in one"--Cover. Illustrated brief history of time is an updated and expanded edition.

Includes bibliographical references (page 209) and index.

Illustrated a brief history of time. Our picture of the universe -- Space and time -- Expanding universe -- Uncertainty principle -- Elementary particles and the forces of nature -- Black holes -- Black holes ain't so black -- Origin and fate of the universe -- Arrow of time -- Wormholes and time travel -- Unification of physics -- Conclusion: Albert Einstein; Galileo Galilei; Isaac Newton. Universe in a nutshell. Brief history of relativity -- Shape of time -- Universe in a nutshell -- Predicting the future -- Protecting the past -- Our future? Star Trek or not? -- Brane new world.

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Cosmology.
Quantum theory.
Cosmology.
Quantum theory.

QB981 / .H377 2011
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