A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes

ISBN: 9780857501004
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  • Was there a beginning of time?
  • Could time run backwards?
  • Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries?

These are just some of the questions considered in an internationally acclaimed masterpiece which begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time. These are just some of the questions considered in an Internationally acclaimed masterpiece which begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving Into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time.

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Eleanor Lee
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes?

Very interesting. Immerse the mysterious of universal

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Rehan
A Brief History of Time

This book is incredible. It's about difficult concepts in simple terms. Love this book.

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Anis Syahira Mhd Yusof
Stephen Hawking

This book discusses difficult concepts in simple terms. It has also grabbed my attention in knowing more about this subject. This book is incredible.

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Nurul Syafiera
Recommended

This book puts me in mind of the story about how a Harvard number theorist, through some malfunction of the scheduling computer, got assigned to teach an introductory course in pre-calculus.

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Ikram Kausari
"What should I teach them now?"

This book puts me in mind of the story about how a Harvard number theorist, through some malfunction of the scheduling computer, got assigned to teach an introductory course in pre-calculus. Being one of those individuals to whom math came so easily that they couldn't grasp how difficult others found it, the professor had no idea what to cover in such a course.

So, he went to the chair of the department, who told him: "You'll want to start with the real number-line and then progress to inequalities; from there, move on to quadratic equations, then trigonometry and the wrapping function, Cartesian and polar coordinate systems, and, if time permits, conic sections."

The professor thanked the chairperson and went off to meet with his first class. Next week, he was back.

A Brief History of Time is like that -- Professor Hawking doesn't seem to notice when his treatment progresses from the obvious to the arcane, ending with his concept of "imaginary time.