A Brief History of Time : from the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen W. Hawking af Stephen W. Hawking (Bog)

Forfatter: Stephen W. Hawking
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 211
Forlag: Bantam
Udgivelsesår: 1989
"A Brief History of Time," published in 1988, was a landmark volume in science writing and in world-wide acclaim and popularity, with more than 9 million copies in print globally. The original edition was on the cutting edge of what was then known about the origins and nature of the universe. But the ensuing years have seen extraordinary advances in the technology of observing both the micro- and the macrocosmic world--observations that have confirmed many of Hawking's theoretical predictions in the first edition of his book. Now a decade later, this edition updates the chapters throughout to document those advances, and also includes an entirely new chapter on Wormholes and Time Travel and a new introduction. It make vividly clear why "A Brief History of Time" has transformed our view of the universe.
Titel: A Brief History of Time : from the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen W. Hawking
Udgave: Updated edition

Sammendrag: Stephen W. Hawkings klassiske introduktion til kosmologi og teoretisk fysik. Forfatteren præsenterer læseren for universets historie fra Big Bang til mulige endescenarier, forklarer hvordan sorte huller opstår og fordamper, og hvordan tid og rum hænger sammen i relativitetsteorien. Han diskuterer kvantemekanik, usikkerhedsprincippet, partikelfysik, universets geometri og idéen om en Theory of Everything. Bogen kombinerer naturvidenskabelige forklaringer med refleksioner over tidens natur, gudsbegrebet og menneskets plads i kosmos. Teksten er tænkt som en let tilgængelig, men seriøs introduktion for læsere, der er nysgerrige på moderne astrofysik og kosmologi.
Type: Paperback