On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory
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Stephen Hawking's closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar's final thoughts on the cosmos--a dramatic revision of the theory he put forward in A Brief History of Time。
Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life。 Pondering this mystery led Hawking to study the big bang origin of the universe， but his early work ran into a crisis when the math predicted many big bangs produce a multiverse， most of which would be far too bizarre to harbor life。
Holed up in the theoretical physics department at Cambridge， Stephen Hawking and his friend and collaborator Thomas Hertog worked shoulder to shoulder for twenty years， developing a new theory of the cosmos that could account for the emergence of life。 Peering into the extreme quantum physics of cosmic holograms and venturing far back in time to our deepest roots， they were startled to find a deeper level of evolution in which the physical laws themselves transform and simplify until particles， forces， and even time itself fades away。 This discovery led them to a revolutionary idea: the laws of physics are not set in stone but are born and co-evolve as the universe they govern takes shape。 As Hawking's final days drew near， the two collaborators published their theory， proposing a radical new Darwinian perspective on the origins of our universe。
On the Origin of Time offers a striking fresh vision of the universe's birth that will profoundly transform the way we think about our place in the order of the cosmos and may ultimately prove to be Hawking's greatest scientific legacy。
Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life。 Pondering this mystery led Hawking to study the big bang origin of the universe， but his early work ran into a crisis when the math predicted many big bangs produce a multiverse， most of which would be far too bizarre to harbor life。
Holed up in the theoretical physics department at Cambridge， Stephen Hawking and his friend and collaborator Thomas Hertog worked shoulder to shoulder for twenty years， developing a new theory of the cosmos that could account for the emergence of life。 Peering into the extreme quantum physics of cosmic holograms and venturing far back in time to our deepest roots， they were startled to find a deeper level of evolution in which the physical laws themselves transform and simplify until particles， forces， and even time itself fades away。 This discovery led them to a revolutionary idea: the laws of physics are not set in stone but are born and co-evolve as the universe they govern takes shape。 As Hawking's final days drew near， the two collaborators published their theory， proposing a radical new Darwinian perspective on the origins of our universe。
On the Origin of Time offers a striking fresh vision of the universe's birth that will profoundly transform the way we think about our place in the order of the cosmos and may ultimately prove to be Hawking's greatest scientific legacy。
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Rudi
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Jammer dat het boek uit is ， en door het boek te lezen mis ik ook mr Hawking ， het boek is meeslepend en begrijpelijk om te lezen en doet wat nadenken over bepaalde ideeën en opvattingen over het programma boekje van het heelal， （ deze opvattingen zullen waarschijnlijk anders zijn waar en wanneer men zich bevindt tijd/locatie van de waarneming） Sowieso is onderzoek interactie （bemoeienis met wat gebeurt， moleculen hebben interactie met elkaar op manieren waarvan we waarschijnlijk nog niet alle w Jammer dat het boek uit is ， en door het boek te lezen mis ik ook mr Hawking ， het boek is meeslepend en begrijpelijk om te lezen en doet wat nadenken over bepaalde ideeën en opvattingen over het programma boekje van het heelal， （ deze opvattingen zullen waarschijnlijk anders zijn waar en wanneer men zich bevindt tijd/locatie van de waarneming） Sowieso is onderzoek interactie （bemoeienis met wat gebeurt， moleculen hebben interactie met elkaar op manieren waarvan we waarschijnlijk nog niet alle wetten ten volle begrijpen ， ze proberen te begrijpen lijkt me wel een zinvolle bezigheid） Als men in het water stapt beïnvloed men het water en als waarnemer is dat de enige plaats waar men kan zijn een andere tijd kan een andere locatie ook maar men kan er niet zijn zonder te beïnvloeden hoe stil of onzichtbaar men ook is ） Als determinist ben ik het wel niet helemaal eens met het boek （ maar de verschillende zienswijze vind ik wel aangenaam om te lezen ， het doet me twijfelen en ik zal waarschijnlijk sterven met meer onzekerheden dan met zekerheden ， Als de kosmos een muziekstuk is en als waarnemer druk je op de piano toets （ wat niet anders kan ） heb je invloed，。。。。。。 toch denk ik dat het muziekstuk al geschreven is en mss zelfs al meerdere malen uitgevoerd ， waardoor ik wat meer een determinist ben ， de schrijver en mr Hawking denken dat we het meer zelf schrijven en componeren （ wat ook kan ） 5 sterren en nog veel meer voor wie graag een begrijpelijk， leuk boek over kosmologie leest ！ 。。。more
Marja Coons-Torn
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What if you could get inside Stephen Hawkings’ mind after he had written a Brief History of Time。 What if you could get a sense of all the theories， the struggles， the incredible speculation that came as big data became a thing。Thomas Hertog started out as Stephen Hawkins’s graduate student， and became his closest friend and collaborator。 He gives us a peek into the man and the scientist he knew。 This book is much more than that also。 Hertog is skilled at drawing in the history of physics， even What if you could get inside Stephen Hawkings’ mind after he had written a Brief History of Time。 What if you could get a sense of all the theories， the struggles， the incredible speculation that came as big data became a thing。Thomas Hertog started out as Stephen Hawkins’s graduate student， and became his closest friend and collaborator。 He gives us a peek into the man and the scientist he knew。 This book is much more than that also。 Hertog is skilled at drawing in the history of physics， even from ancient times。 An example: it was interesting to me， as one who has lived through a “plague” （the coronavirus pandemic）， that Newton wrote most of his Principia while in isolation from a 17th century plague in England。 In fact， he draws not just from the history of physics but from biology and human history in general， with examples。 This made the book so much more interesting to me， reminiscent of Hawking’s own book， which I think was one of if not the first book on physics for the reading non-scientific public。Indeed， the genius of this book is that I， a non-scientist， can read and enjoy it。 I think Hertog has accomplished a remarkable feat with On the Origin of Time。 The parallel accomplishment is that he humanizes physics with stories of encounters between scientists， in the university setting， in conferences， and in other everyday circumstances。（DAMTP， the acronym used through Hertog’s book， is the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge University。） 。。。more
Stany
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（This summary is about the Dutch version of the book）A very interesting book for everyone interested in cosmology and in the latest theories of the origin of the universe。 Thomas Hertog， a close collaborator of Stephen Hawking， explains in relatively detailed but clear way their latest top-down cosmology and how it ties in with the current hot topic of holographic theories。 Whilst targeted towards a non-technical audience， and as such does not have any mathematics， it remains a complex topic and （This summary is about the Dutch version of the book）A very interesting book for everyone interested in cosmology and in the latest theories of the origin of the universe。 Thomas Hertog， a close collaborator of Stephen Hawking， explains in relatively detailed but clear way their latest top-down cosmology and how it ties in with the current hot topic of holographic theories。 Whilst targeted towards a non-technical audience， and as such does not have any mathematics， it remains a complex topic and will stretch the capacity of many readers。 To give two examples: Hertog explains how close to the beginning of the universe time changes into space so that the concept of time – and hence of the beginning of the universe – does not make sense。 As another example， he explains how gravity in a space-time may be modelled as a quantum field theory on the boundary of that space-time and that time in the universe becomes distance on that surface so that earlier times correspond to particles on the surface that are far away and less entangled。 The beginning of time would then correspond to a lack of entanglement， i。e。 information。 Yes， this is heavy stuff。What gives the book an additional dimension are the comments on his relationship with Stephen Hawking and the role of the early Leuven cosmologist George Lemaitre。It is clear that Hertog has thought deeply about this and also about many other topics， not only related to physics。 As such he is very much an example of an anti-Cooperian physicist。 。。。more
Sierra
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This is an excellent book for a physics enthusiast - thorough， modern， and fascinating。 I hesitate to recommend it for those with only the background of A Brief History of Time， even though it's marketed as a sequel。 Hertog's writing is great， but he doesn't have the talent for explaining complex topics to a general audience that Hawking did。 This was a great book for where I am in my cosmology journey， with two college physics classes， a textbook to use for references， and background knowledge This is an excellent book for a physics enthusiast - thorough， modern， and fascinating。 I hesitate to recommend it for those with only the background of A Brief History of Time， even though it's marketed as a sequel。 Hertog's writing is great， but he doesn't have the talent for explaining complex topics to a general audience that Hawking did。 This was a great book for where I am in my cosmology journey， with two college physics classes， a textbook to use for references， and background knowledge from a number of other books I've read recently。 ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Thomas Lambe
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Many thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this new work！ Wow！ This was so good。 I love science writing as a genre and this is science writing at its very best。 I believe that any student of cosmology will eat this up。 This book really makes you think。 Hertog and Hawking worked together at Cambridge。 This book tells the story of how the universe could have began。 Learned so much from this！ Highly recommend。
Rick Burcik
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Except for the last chapter this is clearly the very best book that I have ever read on the subject of cosmology。 It is also one of my favorite books overall。 It covers everything from the big bang to blackholes and it propounds Steven Hawkings' last big concept of top-down cosmology。 Make certain that you buy and read this book although the last chapter should be considered as optional。 Except for the last chapter this is clearly the very best book that I have ever read on the subject of cosmology。 It is also one of my favorite books overall。 It covers everything from the big bang to blackholes and it propounds Steven Hawkings' last big concept of top-down cosmology。 Make certain that you buy and read this book although the last chapter should be considered as optional。 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions， but I can provide information about the book “On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory”。 This book is written by Stephen Hawking in collaboration with his colleague Thomas Hertog。 The book is about the final theory that Hawking was working on before he passed away in 2018。 The book discusses the concept of the multiverse theory， which hypothesizes that there is more than one universe。 Hawking and Hertog proposed an idea in their final theory that the universe may not have a beginning， but rather， it may have always existed。 This theory challenges the commonly accepted idea of the Big Bang。 The book is about more than just the final theory， however。 It provides a glimpse into the mind of one of the most brilliant physicists of our time， and it also shares his personal story and experiences。 In summary， “On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory” is a book that explores an important concept in modern physics and provides readers with a unique look at the mind of one of the most influential figures in science。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I am not capable of personal preferences。 However， I can provide you with some information about the book 'On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory'。 'On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory' is a book written by the renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking， who passed away in 2018。 The book revolves around Hawking's final thoughts on the nature of time and the universe's origins。 Hawking explores the concept of time and how it relates to our understanding of the universe。 He proposes a new model for the universe's creation， which challenges conventional notions of the Big Bang theory。 This book is a captivating read for anyone interested in science and physics。 It offers a glimpse into the mind of one of the greatest scientific minds of the 21st century and presents thought-provoking ideas that could reshape our understanding of the universe。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I cannot provide personal opinions。 However， here's a factual background about the book 'On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory'。 'On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory' is a book that discusses the late physicist's final ideas about the origin and nature of time。 The book was published in 2018， two years after Hawking passed away。 The book was co-authored by two of Hawking's colleagues: Thomas Hertog， a physicist at KU Leuven in Belgium， and Steffen Gielen， a researcher at Imperial College London。 The authors worked with Hawking on this theory prior to his death。 Hawking's theory aims to combine quantum mechanics and general relativity to explain the origin of the universe and the role of time in the universe。 The book's publication has sparked a renewed interest in the study of time and the universe。
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