A Brief History of Time
From the Big Bang to Black Holes
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1988
Bantam Press (Verlag)
978-0-593-01518-6 (ISBN)
Bantam Press (Verlag)
978-0-593-01518-6 (ISBN)
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Was there a beginning of time?, Could time run backwards? and Is the universe infinite are just some of the questions considered in this book for the non-scientific layman. The author begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein and then delves into the secrets which lie at the heart of space and time.
In 1963, Stephen Hawking contracted motor neurone disease and was given two years to live. Yet he went on to Cambridge to become a brilliant researcher and Professorial Fellow at Gonville and Caius College. He held the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge, the chair held by Isaac Newton in 1663, for thirty years. Professor Hawking has over a dozen honorary degrees, was awarded the CBE in 1982. He is a fellow of the Royal Society and a Member of the US National Academy of Science.
In 1963, Stephen Hawking contracted motor neurone disease and was given two years to live. Yet he went on to Cambridge to become a brilliant researcher and Professorial Fellow at Gonville and Caius College. He held the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge, the chair held by Isaac Newton in 1663, for thirty years. Professor Hawking has over a dozen honorary degrees, was awarded the CBE in 1982. He is a fellow of the Royal Society and a Member of the US National Academy of Science.
Our picture of the Universe; space and time; the expanding Universe; the uncertainty principle; elementary particles and the forces of nature; black holes; black holes ain't so black; the origin and fate of the Universe; the arrow of time; the unification of physics; Albert Einstein; Galileo Galilei; Isaac Newton.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.6.1988 |
|---|---|
| Einführung | Carl Sagan |
| Zusatzinfo | illustrations, index, glossary |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 442 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik |
| Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften ► Chronologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-593-01518-5 / 0593015185 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-593-01518-6 / 9780593015186 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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