Black Holes & Baby Universes & Other Essays
Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays is a 1993 popular
science book by English astrophysicist Stephen Hawking.
This book is a collection of essays and lectures written by
Hawking, mainly about the makeup of black holes, and why they might be nodes
from which other universes grow. Hawking discusses black hole thermodynamics, special
relativity, general relativity, and quantum mechanics. Hawking also describes his
life when he was young, and his later experience of motor neurone disease. The
book also includes an interview with Professor Hawking.
THIRTEEN EXTRAORDINARY ESSAYS SHED NEW LIGHT ON THE MYSTERIES
OF THE UNIVERSE—AND ON ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT THINKERS OF OUR TIME.
In his phenomenal bestseller A Brief History of Time, Stephen
Hawking literally transformed the way we think about physics, the universe,
reality itself. In these thirteen essays and one remarkable extended interview,
the man widely regarded as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since
Einstein returns to reveal an amazing array of possibilities for understanding
our universe.
Building on his earlier work, Hawking discusses imaginary
time, how black holes can give birth to baby universes, and scientists’ efforts
to find a complete unified theory that would predict everything in the
universe. With his characteristic mastery of language, his sense of humor and
commitment to plain speaking, Stephen Hawking invites us to know him better—and
to share his passion for the voyage of intellect and imagination that has
opened new ways to understanding the very nature of the cosmos.
Readers worldwide have come to know the work of Stephen
Hawking through his phenomenal million-copy hardcover best-seller A "Brief
History Of Time". Bantam is proud to present the paperback edition of Dr.
Hawking's first new book since that event, a collection of fascinating and
illuminating essays, and a remarkable interview broadcast by the BBC on
Christmas Day, 1992. These fourteen pieces reveal Hawking variously as the
scientist, the man, the concerned world citizen, and-always-the rigorous and
imaginative thinker. Hawking's wit, directness of style, and absence of pomp
characterize all of them, whether he is remembering his first experience at
nursery school; calling for adequate education in science that will enable the
public to play its part in making informed decisions on matters such as nuclear
disarmament; exploring the origins or the future of the universe; or reflecting
on the history of "A Brief History Of Time. Black Holes And Baby
Universes" is an important work from one of the greatest minds of the
twentieth century.
"[Hawking] sprinkles his explanations with a wry sense
of humor and a keen awareness that the sciences today delve not only into the
far reaches of the cosmos, but into the Inner philosophical world as
well".- "New York Times Book Review".
No comments:
Post a Comment