02509nam a2200373u 4500 58526769 OCoLC 20190501181531.0 ta 110224s2005 nyua b 001 0 eng 2005042949 0553804367 22.00 9780553804362 DLC DLC BAKER ILC C#P BUR VP@ pcc CTMA QB981 .H3773 2005 523.1 22 Hawking, S. W. (Stephen W.) A briefer history of time Stephen Hawking & Leonard Mlodinow. New York : Bantam Books, c2005. 162 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Thinking about the universe -- Our evolving picture of the universe -- The nature of a scientific theory -- Newton's universe -- Relativity -- Curved space -- The expanding universe -- The Big Bang, black holes, and the evolution of the universe -- Quantum gravity -- Wormholes and time travel -- The forces of nature and the unification of physics -- Conclusion. In the years since the publication of Hawking's A Brief History of Time, readers have repeatedly told Hawking of their great difficulty in understanding some of the book's most important concepts. This is the reason for A Briefer History: his wish to make its content more accessible to readers--as well as to bring it up-to-date with the latest scientific observations and findings. Purely technical concepts, such as the mathematics of chaotic boundary conditions, are gone. Conversely, subjects of wide interest that have now been given entire chapters of their own, including relativity, curved space, and quantum theory. This reorganization has allowed the authors to expand areas of recent progress, from string theory to exciting developments in the search for a unified theory of all the forces of physics.--From publisher description. Cosmology. Mlodinow, Leonard, 1954- Cornerstones of Science (Brunswick, Me.) Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/ fy0624/2005042949-s.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov /catdir/enhancements/fy0624/2005042949-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/ enhancements/fy0624/2005042949-d.html Cornerstones of Science website http:// www.cornerstonesofscience.org/ 11 7189 7189 0 0 ABELJ abelj NF 2016-10-26 2 523.1 HAWK 18524 2018-05-15 2018-03-16 22.00 2016-10-26 BOOK