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A Brief History of Time
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 523.1
EAN: 9780553380163
ISBN: 0553380168
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 1998-09-01
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: 1998-09-01
Studio: Bantam

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Summary: A very good book.....
Comment: Recommend it to all those who want to have a better understanding of science especially physics and astro-physics.

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Summary: Leaves you in awe
Comment: book that sold millions of copies and one wonders how many people read it and of those, how many actually understood it all. I have a scientific education (chemistry), but I frankly admit I did not get it all. It is difficult to explain what is in the book, but is in essence about where we came from and what we are heading to with regard to the universe, time, space and matter. The book is very well written, with a sense of humor and trying to explain the nearly inexplicable to the layman; I could follow large chunks of the text, but sometimes it is just too difficult to comprehend. This made me think: is Stephen Hawking's disadvantage (being locked up in his own body) also his disadvantage? He probably has more time than most people to turn into himself and contemplate on such extremely complex items as black holes, wormholes and the (in)finity of the universe. A book that leaves you in awe.

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Summary: Difficult subject made easier to understand
Comment: It is a wonder to me that how an intellect like Stephen Hawking can explain the complex subject in terms an ordinary person with basic knowledge of physics can understand. I bought this book after having seen his presentation of the subject on TV and am so pleased with it that I shall treasure it.

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Summary: A brief history of time.
Comment: This is a great book,for those seeking answers,it is eaey to understand,and for those seeking to establish reality in their belief system,this is a great place to start.

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Summary: Disappointed
Comment: I agree with the reviewers who were disappointed in this book and don't understand its success. I am a well-educated person with a science background and I was able to grasp only about 80% of what he talked about.

The book wasn't well written. One of the most frustrating things he did -mainly in the first few chapters- was explain a theory and then, a few pages later, tell you that it had been disproved. Some things he explains in great detail and others he does not. The illustrations aren't very helpful. I also was a little sick of all his personal interjections - he thinks quite highly of himself. Obviously, the man is a world-renowned physicist, so you would think he wouldn't need to toot his own horn, but...

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Editorial Review for A Brief History of Time:

Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history, wrote the modern classic A Brief History of Time to help nonscientists understand the questions being asked by scientists today: Where did the universe come from? How and why did it begin? Will it come to an end, and if so, how? Hawking attempts to reveal these questions (and where we're looking for answers) using a minimum of technical jargon. Among the topics gracefully covered are gravity, black holes, the Big Bang, the nature of time, and physicists' search for a grand unifying theory. This is deep science; these concepts are so vast (or so tiny) as to cause vertigo while reading, and one can't help but marvel at Hawking's ability to synthesize this difficult subject for people not used to thinking about things like alternate dimensions. The journey is certainly worth taking, for, as Hawking says, the reward of understanding the universe may be a glimpse of "the mind of God." --Therese Littleton



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