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The Illustrated Brief History Of Time

The Illustrated Brief History Of Time

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  • Author：Stephen Hawking
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This is Stephen Hawking's updated， expanded and illustrated edition of his celebrated work which includes the most recent developments in the field， many of which were forecast by him。 At the same time， he explains his complex theories through a fresh visual dimension。 Over one hunded and fifty stunning colour illustrations have been specially commissioned for this purpose to help the reader understand what have become popular mythic images of our century， but which nonetheless remain difficult， abstract ideas to grasp。 It includes a new introduction written specially for this edition。

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Reviews

Kevin Hogg ，

In this book， Hawking set out to make physics understandable to non-experts。 I was able to follow most of this book， although I'll admit that I felt a bit lost in chapter 7 （Black Holes Ain't So Black）。 I thought he did a good job of starting with basics （protons， neutrons， and electrons） and building on that。 The language was often straightforward， and the examples were generally helpful。There were a lot of great history lessons， and I learned more about many scientists （and heard of some for t In this book， Hawking set out to make physics understandable to non-experts。 I was able to follow most of this book， although I'll admit that I felt a bit lost in chapter 7 （Black Holes Ain't So Black）。 I thought he did a good job of starting with basics （protons， neutrons， and electrons） and building on that。 The language was often straightforward， and the examples were generally helpful。There were a lot of great history lessons， and I learned more about many scientists （and heard of some for the first time）。 I really enjoyed how he discussed the progression of his career， including how it was impacted by ALS， and how he had changed several beliefs over time。I learned a lot from the book， although I'm sure I could learn almost as much by reading it a second time。 There's a lot to take in。I don't have any formal training in physics， although I really enjoyed it in high school。 For me， the book was at the perfect level--some concepts that I could remember， and a lot that expanded on the concepts。 I was pleasantly surprised at how accessible I found it （chapter 7 and some of the discussion of string theory notwithstanding）。I found it really helpful to have a glossary in the back so that I could refer back to a quick and clear definition of a term like "uncertainty principle" if I had to take a couple of days away from the book。 I found the appendices at the back hilarious--he tried to portray them as brief biographies of famous scientists， but it seemed like his intention was just to tell the world was a jerk Isaac Newton was。The book has sat on my shelf for 20+ years， and I'm glad I finally got around to reading it。 。。。more

Murinus ，

This book is presented as an introduction， but be prepared！ I learned a lot， but as an absolute newcomer to physics and the hard sciences in general， I found it hard to fully grasp certain concepts or to think of them in simultaneous with new ideas as Hawking was introducing them。 The book is packed with information， but I think I would have taken more from it if I had some prior knowledge of physics， or if he'd explained some of these postulates in greater detail。 Some parts left me confused be This book is presented as an introduction， but be prepared！ I learned a lot， but as an absolute newcomer to physics and the hard sciences in general， I found it hard to fully grasp certain concepts or to think of them in simultaneous with new ideas as Hawking was introducing them。 The book is packed with information， but I think I would have taken more from it if I had some prior knowledge of physics， or if he'd explained some of these postulates in greater detail。 Some parts left me confused because there was no explanation as to why one idea should follow from the other， though it seemed like it would have been obvious to someone with the appropriate background。In summary， I found it a little difficult but enjoyable， and after having read it I'm certainly more curious about the topic。 All in all a good choice。 。。。more

Prashant Singh ，

I just came back from the journey of the universe with Stephen Hawking。 He tried to tell me the difficult concepts of how this universe works in a very understandable language and I do get almost everything from his mechanical voice， （playing inside my head while reading） but only because I have a science background。 The part of story about how things were and how they change with the new discoveries and theories may be targeted to the majority of the audience， but the part where real science in I just came back from the journey of the universe with Stephen Hawking。 He tried to tell me the difficult concepts of how this universe works in a very understandable language and I do get almost everything from his mechanical voice， （playing inside my head while reading） but only because I have a science background。 The part of story about how things were and how they change with the new discoveries and theories may be targeted to the majority of the audience， but the part where real science involves， then you need to search few things on the internet。 But definitely anyone reading this already into these stuffs and know most of the things describes by Dr Hawking。 I recommend to read this even if you have to search many things on the internet， as this is worth to give time to understand the brief history of time。 。。。more

Sabina ，

Sicuramente molto interessante。 È strano a tratti perché alcuni concetti scientifici sono molto introduttivi mentre altri discorsi richiedono una conoscenza non scontata di concetti di fisica moderna， quantistica e chimica。 Conoscenza che per uno studente di chimica a una triennale è un po' scontata， ma non tanto per il pubblico medio。 In ogni caso l'ho apprezzato molto。 Un brodo di teorie su molteplici aspetti del tempo conditi da alcuni momenti di debunk di luoghi comuni fantascientifici。 Sicuramente molto interessante。 È strano a tratti perché alcuni concetti scientifici sono molto introduttivi mentre altri discorsi richiedono una conoscenza non scontata di concetti di fisica moderna， quantistica e chimica。 Conoscenza che per uno studente di chimica a una triennale è un po' scontata， ma non tanto per il pubblico medio。 In ogni caso l'ho apprezzato molto。 Un brodo di teorie su molteplici aspetti del tempo conditi da alcuni momenti di debunk di luoghi comuni fantascientifici。 。。。more

Abdul ，

Lots of deer in headlight moment when reading this。 Thankfully is a short book。

Afroj Ahmad ，

If your background is science then you must read this book。If you're not from science background then you must also read this。 If your background is science then you must read this book。If you're not from science background then you must also read this。 。。。more

Tamas Kanti Garai ，

Very interesting and informative， but you have to have some science background， otherwise you cannot understand so many things discused here。

Marissa ，

What a ride！ I understood about 40% of what I read， but enough to realize how insignificant our tiny little planet is in the Universe。 A big thank you to Stephen Hawking for explaining complicated as heck theories （including the foundation， physicists 101， I remember some things from my high school physics classes） in normal people language and a ton of language。 Loved it。 Also， wow Einstein did A LOT。

Alice ，

A wonderful book， both a great overview of the history of thought and conflicts within physics as layman explanations of the theories and how and why we believe them。

Saif AL Jahwari ，

كتاب مفيد لفهم كيف تطورت نظريات وتطبيقات علم فيزياء الفضاء والكثير من العلوم المرتبطة بها كالكيمياء والتكنولوجيا وميكانيكيا الكم، إضافة الى استقراءات ستيفين هوكينج حول الثقوب السوداء والثقوب الدودية والسفر عبر الزمن。

Michael Jones ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The late Stephen Hawking did much to move forward understanding of Black Holes both for the general public and science。 The book does not use mathematical equations to avoid losing peoples interest as stated in the introduction。 The writing style is lucid/good especially given the very technical nature of Physics。 In the chapter on Unification of Physics， a counter argument to the universe being arbitrary and random is given。 “But the example of a fallacy， pointed out by St Augustine， of imagini The late Stephen Hawking did much to move forward understanding of Black Holes both for the general public and science。 The book does not use mathematical equations to avoid losing peoples interest as stated in the introduction。 The writing style is lucid/good especially given the very technical nature of Physics。 In the chapter on Unification of Physics， a counter argument to the universe being arbitrary and random is given。 “But the example of a fallacy， pointed out by St Augustine， of imagining God as a being existing in time: time is a property only of the universe that God created。 Presumably， he knew what he intended when he set it up！” 。。。more

Pradeep Prasanth ，

A detailed view of explaining the birth of the universe in a more simplified manner。 The entire world of physics is contained in 200 pages。 Amazing work by Stephen！！

Nihal Lele ，

Stephen Hawking has explained the entire universe in 200 pages A brief history of time is written in a simple manner。 Sometimes it is interesting， sometimes it is boring。 However， I still found many theories from this book that I didn't know。Hawking explained the current theories about the universe excellently。 The theories are a bit tough for a regular person to understand， so I guess you need to have a basic idea about them。 I recommend reading Introducing Stephen Hawking by J。P。McEvoy fi Stephen Hawking has explained the entire universe in 200 pages A brief history of time is written in a simple manner。 Sometimes it is interesting， sometimes it is boring。 However， I still found many theories from this book that I didn't know。Hawking explained the current theories about the universe excellently。 The theories are a bit tough for a regular person to understand， so I guess you need to have a basic idea about them。 I recommend reading Introducing Stephen Hawking by J。P。McEvoy first， because this book explains the modern theories briefly。 However， a Brief History Of Time focuses more on Hawking's own theories about Big Bang and The Black Holes。 The eventual goal of science is to provide a single theory that describes the whole universe From my experience， I don't recommend this book for all。 All people may not be able to read this。 It took me at least 5 hours to completely understand the General and Special theory of relativity。 Also， I think it is a bit confusing。 So my total rating is 4 stars。 But I understood a lot of advanced science from it。 Hawking was truly one of the best cosmologists who ever lived。 。。。more

Antonio Sotelo Ponce ，

Interesante。 Habla sobre el universo。 Aporta datos curiosos， pero es algo denso。

Mike ，

My rating is based on how often I felt like I am thick as shit。 The book is amazing but he could've made it a bit more layman。 It's a tad show-offy。 But fascinating。 My rating is based on how often I felt like I am thick as shit。 The book is amazing but he could've made it a bit more layman。 It's a tad show-offy。 But fascinating。 。。。more

Parker ，

Oh god I'm not smart enough for this Oh god I'm not smart enough for this 。。。more

Hanna （lapetiteboleyn） ，

There are some books that seem to exist just to remind you of how small you are in the universe。 Hawking's most famous work covers and extraordinary amount of ground in less than 200 pages， from the simple to the almost incomprehensible。A colleague of mine， reading it at the same time as me， mentioned that as soon as he finished he felt like he would have to read it all over again。 It demands time， it demands attention and engagement， and yet it still makes for a deeply rewarding read。 Hawking n There are some books that seem to exist just to remind you of how small you are in the universe。 Hawking's most famous work covers and extraordinary amount of ground in less than 200 pages， from the simple to the almost incomprehensible。A colleague of mine， reading it at the same time as me， mentioned that as soon as he finished he felt like he would have to read it all over again。 It demands time， it demands attention and engagement， and yet it still makes for a deeply rewarding read。 Hawking not only explores the limits of what we know （or knew， I imagine theoretical physics has covered some ground since this was first published） but provides insights into what we still do not know， and the questions that we still have to answer。 。。。more

Mariel2401 ，

At times complicated to understand but still， a great way to start getting your head around physics and how it has helped us described the universe we live in。 Extra points if you have a friend who’s also a Physicist。 Will give you several nights of interesting conversations。

Wares Faisal ，

This book is simply a splendid beauty。 Anyone from any discipline can go through this book without knowing any scientific notion or else care of scientific terminology。 When I started this book， I felt like I read a fiction。 Hawking told us the story of our universe and its origin， structure， development， and the fate of the universe。 Lastly， he describes about the search for a unifying theory that describes everything in the Universe in a coherent manner。

John ，

He may have been a genius， but that capacity does not translate into the ability to explain in writing his concepts of relativity， space-time， theoretical physics and singularity to a reasonably educated man。

Thanh Nguyen ，

Cuốn sách cung cấp những kiến thức cơ bản về vũ trụ và vật lý。 Đây là một cuốn sách mà người đọc cần đọc chậm， vừa đọc vừa hình dung， tưởng tượng。 Khái niệm về không thời gian 4 chiều được tác giả cố gắng đưa ra để người đọc có thể cảm nhận được， nhưng thật sự ở giác quan của con người， cảm nhận về không gian 4 chiều là không thể。 Chúng ta đang sống trong không gian 3 chiều， là hình chiếu của không thời gian chiều và chúng ta chỉ có thể cảm nhận được không gian 3 chiều mà ta đang sống。 Vấn đề qu Cuốn sách cung cấp những kiến thức cơ bản về vũ trụ và vật lý。 Đây là một cuốn sách mà người đọc cần đọc chậm， vừa đọc vừa hình dung， tưởng tượng。 Khái niệm về không thời gian 4 chiều được tác giả cố gắng đưa ra để người đọc có thể cảm nhận được， nhưng thật sự ở giác quan của con người， cảm nhận về không gian 4 chiều là không thể。 Chúng ta đang sống trong không gian 3 chiều， là hình chiếu của không thời gian chiều và chúng ta chỉ có thể cảm nhận được không gian 3 chiều mà ta đang sống。 Vấn đề quan trọng thứ 2 mà tác giả đưa ra là sự thống nhất Vật lý， những trở ngại và mâu thuẫn như thế nào。 Trong tự nhiên có 4 loại tương tác， thống nhất lại sẽ dẫn tới mâu thuẫn và đó vẫn là câu hỏi lớn cho Vật lý。 Nhìn chung， với một người không phải chuyên ngành vật lý， những kiến thức trong cuốn sách được viết 1 cách dễ hiểu cho mọi người đọc và bước đầu hiểu về vật lý và vũ trụ。 。。。more

Vaishnavi Rai ，

I just love this book ， so interesting just want to read more from Stephan Hawking，A must read for all you are interested in space and time

Makay ，

Goooood stuff

Murat Girgin ，

Çekinerek okumaya başladığım kitabın ilk birkaç bölümü gayet keyifli ve anlaşılırken sonrasında kontrolü kaybedip fizik ile uzayın tekniğinde kaybolduğumu gördüm。 Benim için aşırı teknik bir kitap oldu ki bu da yazarın en baştaki basitlik temennisini ben nazarında ortadan kaldırdı。 Sonlara doğru tekrar toparlasam da asıl sorulara yabancı kaldım diyebilirim。 Zamanın Daha Kısa Tarihi’nin özetini dinlediğimde daha keyif almıştım。 Belki bu kitaba da özet daha iyi olurdu。 Einstein， Galileo ve Newton’ Çekinerek okumaya başladığım kitabın ilk birkaç bölümü gayet keyifli ve anlaşılırken sonrasında kontrolü kaybedip fizik ile uzayın tekniğinde kaybolduğumu gördüm。 Benim için aşırı teknik bir kitap oldu ki bu da yazarın en baştaki basitlik temennisini ben nazarında ortadan kaldırdı。 Sonlara doğru tekrar toparlasam da asıl sorulara yabancı kaldım diyebilirim。 Zamanın Daha Kısa Tarihi’nin özetini dinlediğimde daha keyif almıştım。 Belki bu kitaba da özet daha iyi olurdu。 Einstein， Galileo ve Newton’a bir yakın biyografik bakış da fena olmadı en azından。 。。。more

Thomas Taillefumier ，

Avant que vous vous décidiez à lire ce livre， je préfère vous mettre en garde。Ce n'est pas de la vulgarisation à la portée de tout le monde。 A moins que vous fassiez un bel effort intellectuel， des bases en physique ne sont pas de trop。Vous n'allez pas apprendre grand chose si vous êtes déjà familiarisés avec les notions scientifiques de gravité， théorie des cordes， trou noirs etc。Stephen Hawking n'est pas toujours très clair dans ses explications。Moi qui pensais apprendre des choses sur l'unive Avant que vous vous décidiez à lire ce livre， je préfère vous mettre en garde。Ce n'est pas de la vulgarisation à la portée de tout le monde。 A moins que vous fassiez un bel effort intellectuel， des bases en physique ne sont pas de trop。Vous n'allez pas apprendre grand chose si vous êtes déjà familiarisés avec les notions scientifiques de gravité， théorie des cordes， trou noirs etc。Stephen Hawking n'est pas toujours très clair dans ses explications。Moi qui pensais apprendre des choses sur l'univers sans que ce soit barbant。。。 Je me suis retrouvé assommé par un cours de physique。 J'aurais voulu qu'on me prévienne de tout cela avant d'acheter le livre。Une brève histoire du temps s'adresse aux passionnés et/ou aux étudiants d'astronomie et de physique。 。。。more

Abdullah Ahmad ，

Liked it better than Brief Answers to Big Questions。 Makes up for a very interesting read。 Will post a detailed review soon。

Son Le ，

I have mixed feeling about this book since there're some parts I really like （the double split experiment （quantum physics）; black hole; time traveling） but there're also some parts that are too complicated to comprehend （for me）。 Overall this is an interesting book that requires a lot of left-brain thinking。Don't forget to read the bonus parts about Einstein， Galilei and Newton - those are fun to read， too。 I have mixed feeling about this book since there're some parts I really like （the double split experiment （quantum physics）; black hole; time traveling） but there're also some parts that are too complicated to comprehend （for me）。 Overall this is an interesting book that requires a lot of left-brain thinking。Don't forget to read the bonus parts about Einstein， Galilei and Newton - those are fun to read， too。 。。。more

Sarmad Mahar ，

I was fired up about my PhD study and began brainstorming ideas for my thesis statement catch phrase。

John Smith ，

Fantastic book， but I would not suggest this for a casual reader。。。。 I struggled in parts。

Pranav Seth ，

This one is interesting。 I don't think there are too many books that'll leave you feeling smarter and stupider at the same time， but this is definitely one of them。Dr。 Hawking says he set out to write a book about modern scientific theories that any layman could understand， but he either grossly overestimated the layman or my intellect is well below the average layman。 It was a valiant effort to make deeply complex and intricate science accessible to the average individual。 It falls short howeve This one is interesting。 I don't think there are too many books that'll leave you feeling smarter and stupider at the same time， but this is definitely one of them。Dr。 Hawking says he set out to write a book about modern scientific theories that any layman could understand， but he either grossly overestimated the layman or my intellect is well below the average layman。 It was a valiant effort to make deeply complex and intricate science accessible to the average individual。 It falls short however， as it was always bound to。 There's a reason the average person does not follow scientific developments， most of us just don't have the faculty to comprehend them。 I appreciate the effort by Dr。 Hawking， and I definitely did take away a substantial amount of information from this book which I guess was the point。 However， there is also a lot in this book that went completely over my head。 I only ever got the broad strokes picture of the universe as the physicists see it， but that is more than I had before。 。。。more

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