A Hawking, S. W. (Stephen W.) creator Mlodinow, Leonard 1954- text bibliography nyu New York Bantam Books c2005 2005 monographic eng

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162 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. 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. 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. Stephen Hawking & Leonard Mlodinow. Includes bibliographical references and index. Cosmology QB981 .H3773 2005 523.1 0553804367 2005042949 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/ fy0624/2005042949-s.html http://www.loc.gov /catdir/enhancements/fy0624/2005042949-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/ enhancements/fy0624/2005042949-d.html http:// www.cornerstonesofscience.org/ http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/ fy0624/2005042949-s.html http://www.loc.gov /catdir/enhancements/fy0624/2005042949-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/ enhancements/fy0624/2005042949-d.html http:// www.cornerstonesofscience.org/ DLC 110224 20190501181531.0 58526769