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About Stephen Hawking
See more books from this AuthorIn spite of a lucid, even deceptively simple style, these are heady concepts. An elegant feast for cosmological gourmets, perhaps, but others may have problems digesting.
Read Full Review of A Brief History of Time | See more reviews from KirkusHawking's discovery that black holes emit particles caused great excitement among astronomers...The merit of this book is Hawking's ability to make these ideas graspable by the lay reader.
Read Full Review of A Brief History of Time | See more reviews from Publishers WeeklyA Brief History of Time is far more than a science book. It’s one of the renaissance books that is so seminal to the notion of who we are, and where we might be in the next 50 years, that it should be required reading for every person from high school on.
Read Full Review of A Brief History of Time | See more reviews from Blog CriticsA Brief History of Time is far more than a science book. It’s one of the renaissance books that is so seminal to the notion of who we are, and where we might be in the next 50 years, that it should be required reading for every person from high school on...It’s light and easy and fun, full of subtle humour and provocative notions.
Read Full Review of A Brief History of Time | See more reviews from Blog CriticsIf you are curious about stars, black holes, gravity, the forces of nature--anything about the universe, you will find Hawking's book fascinating.
Read Full Review of A Brief History of TimeThe reason I love this book more than any other physics “text” is because Dr. Hawking wrote it like a novel. He’s telling a story, the story of the universe, and it’s just plain fun to read. Instead of making the vastness of space scary, Hawking makes it fascinating. He talks about things with a passion and he’ll make you love it, too.
Read Full Review of A Brief History of TimePersonally, I've always believed that there are elements of truth in both what the Pope and Hawking have to say...But it is vital that this raw power be accompanied by the moral framework that our religious beliefs provide, so that we may be worthy to wield such power.
Read Full Review of A Brief History of TimeA Brief History of Time isn’t a mere book, it’s a science journey to the centre of knowledge...This book is a must read for anyone who has crossed the boundary of general inquisitiveness at sometime in their life to seek for the future journey to the world of knowledge.
Read Full Review of A Brief History of TimeMy Brief History is just that - a very short autobiography of Stephen Hawking's remarkable life...is a great read for those who are fans of Stephen Hawking and those who would like to know more about this famous physicist whose life was the focus of the bio-pic The Theory of Everything.
Read Full Review of A Brief History of TimeIt's one of a very few books in this category that continues to fascinate despite the fact that much of its contents stretch the reader further than is usually expected in a book of this sort...The fact remains that this book deserves its place on every popular science shelf, not as a trophy or an icon, but as a fascinating, enjoyable read.
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