TY - BOOK AU - Hawking,Stephen TI - The illustrated a brief history of time ; and the universe in a nutshell SN - 9780307291226 AV - QB981 .H377 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - Bantam Books KW - Cosmology KW - Quantum theory KW - fast N1 - "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 ER -