A Brief History of Time
| Book | A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| This Edition Published | 2008 |
| Author | Stephen Hawking |
| Imprint | Bantam Press |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Printed and Bound by | CPI Mackays |
| Foreword by | Stephen Hawking |
| Author photo/portrait | Chris Harris |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| This Edition Published | 2008 |
| Copyright | 1988 |
| Copyright Renewed | 1996 |
| Pages / Font | 241 pages |
| ISBN 13 | 978-0-593-06050-6 |
| Barcode | 9 780593 060506 |
| Chapters | Acknowledgements vii
Foreword ix
1 Our Picture of the Universe 1
2 Space and Time 17
3 The Expanding Universe 41
4 The Uncertainty Principle 61
5 Elementary Particles and the Forces of Nature 71
6 Black Holes 91
7 Black Holes Ain't So Black 113
8 The Origin and Fate of the Universe 130
9 The Arrow of Time 162
10 Wormholes and Time Travel 174
11 The Unification of Physics 187
12 Conclusion 205
Albert Einstein 211
Galileo Galilei 215
Isaac Newton 219
Glossary 223
Index 233 Acknowledgements vii
Foreword ix
1 Our Picture of the Universe 1
2 Space and Time 17
3 The Expanding Universe 41
4 The Uncertainty Principle 61
5 Elementary Particles and the Forces of Nature 71
6 Black Holes 91
7 Black Holes Ain't So Black 113
8 The Origin and Fate of the Universe 130
9 The Arrow of Time 162
10 Wormholes and Time Travel 174
11 The Unification of Physics 187
12 Conclusion 205
Albert Einstein 211
Galileo Galilei 215
Isaac Newton 219
Glossary 223
Index 233 Show all ▾ |
| Notes | The twentieth anniversary commemorative edition of the world's bestselling science book Published in Great Britain in 2008 by Bantam Press an imprint of Transworld Publishers Copyright (C) Stephen Hawking 1988 and 1996 Printed and boun in Great Britain by CPI Mackays, Chatham, ME5 8TD |