The Illustrated Brief History Of Time
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The illustrated edition of Stephen Hawking's classic work - this edition includes an appendix with updates made by Professor Hawking in 2016.
In this edition, Professor Hawking explains his complex theories through a fresh visual dimension. Over one hundred and fifty stunning colour illustrations have been specially commissioned for this purpose to help the reader understand what have become popular mythic images of our century, but which nonetheless remain difficult, abstract ideas to grasp.
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In this edition, Professor Hawking explains his complex theories through a fresh visual dimension. Over one hundred and fifty stunning colour illustrations have been specially commissioned for this purpose to help the reader understand what have become popular mythic images of our century, but which nonetheless remain difficult, abstract ideas to grasp.
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Product details
- Hardback | 272 pages
- 200 x 255 x 22mm | 1,042g
- 19 Nov 2015
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- BANTAM PRESS
- London, United Kingdom
- English
- 0
- 0593077180
- 9780593077184
- 22,531
Review Text
This book marries a child's wonder to a genius's intellect. We journey into Hawking's universe, while marvelling at his mind
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This book marries a child's wonder to a genius's intellect. We journey into Hawking's universe, while marvelling at his mind * The Sunday Times * A Brief History of Time:
'It is the publishing sensation of the past decade' * Spectator *
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'It is the publishing sensation of the past decade' * Spectator *
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About Stephen Hawking
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.
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He died on 14 March, 2018.
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