The Universe in a Nutshell

Informationen zum Autor STEPHEN HAWKING was a brilliant theoretical physicist and is generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers. He held the position of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and is the author of A Brief History of Time which was an international bestseller. His other books for the general reader include A Briefer History of Time, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universe, The Universe in a Nutshell, The Grand Design , and Black Holes: The BBC Reith Lectures. He died on 14 March, 2018. Klappentext The author of the multi-million selling "A Brief History Of Time" brings us fully up to date with the advances in scientific thinking, and explains that we are now nearer than ever to a full understanding of the universe. A discussion of scientific issues from quantum mechanics to time travel, and from black holes to uncertainty theory, with specially commissioned illustrations throughout. Zusammenfassung Professor Stephen Hawking has been at the heart of this new scientific renaissance. Now, in The Universe in a Nutshell, beautifully illustrated with original artwork commissioned for this project, Stephen Hawking brings us fully up-to-date with the advances in scientific thinking.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stephen Hawking, Stephen W. Hawking
• Editore: Bantam UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 05.11.2001
• EAN: 9780593048153
• ISBN: 978-0-593-04815-3
• Pagine: 216
• Dimensioni: 200 mm x 257 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Astronomia; Kosmologie, SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory, Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Relativity, Popular astronomy and space, Relativity physics