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The illustrated a brief history of time ; and the universe in a nutshell / Stephen Hawking.

Universe in a nutshell (portion title)

Record details

  • ISBN: 0307291227
  • ISBN: 9780307291226
  • Physical Description: 248, viii, 216 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: Updated and expanded edition
  • Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Two books in one"--Cover.
Illustrated brief history of time is an updated and expanded edition.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 209) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Illustrated a brief history of time. Our picture of the universe -- Space and time -- Expanding universe -- Uncertainty principle -- Elementary particles and the forces of nature -- Black holes -- Black holes ain't so black -- Origin and fate of the universe -- Arrow of time -- Wormholes and time travel -- Unification of physics -- Conclusion: Albert Einstein; Galileo Galilei; Isaac Newton.
Universe in a nutshell. Brief history of relativity -- Shape of time -- Universe in a nutshell -- Predicting the future -- Protecting the past -- Our future? Star Trek or not? -- Brane new world.
Subject:
Cosmology.
Quantum theory.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library 523.1 HAW (Text) 36015000662052 Adult Nonfiction Available -