Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
by Stephen W. Hawking
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Read in November, 2007
Here's my one-word review of Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays by Stephen Hawking:
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That shouldn't be too surprising if you consider that a) I'm not a stupidly smart theoretical physisist, and b) Hawking doesn't really try to make the material in this collection of essays accessible to anyone else. Actually, there's some stuff near the beginning that's autobiographical, which I found interesting (fun fact: despite being stricken with the crippling Lou Gehrig's Disease, H...more
What?
That shouldn't be too surprising if you consider that a) I'm not a stupidly smart theoretical physisist, and b) Hawking doesn't really try to make the material in this collection of essays accessible to anyone else. Actually, there's some stuff near the beginning that's autobiographical, which I found interesting (fun fact: despite being stricken with the crippling Lou Gehrig's Disease, H...more
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I love that Stephen Hawking as a writer is not arrogant so as to propogate the theory of evolution or godless existence. In fact, he frequently uses the word creation, with a certain reverence.
I also love that he has taken astro physics, a subject which potentially an elitist minority group of humans on this planet might grasp, and made it the rightful business of all humans by describing it so simply.
I also love that he has taken astro physics, a subject which potentially an elitist minority group of humans on this planet might grasp, and made it the rightful business of all humans by describing it so simply.
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Read in August, 2008
It was surprisingly easy to read! I only read this book because it was the best thing sitting on my bookshelf at the time. I found it very interesting for most of it, but being that I get a little bored in science (even science fiction) I can't say that I loved it. However, if you're a fan of science and physics, then I'm sure this book will be in in your top 50.
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Read in January, 1998
have forgotten the content but it was during the time when i like reading scientific book and articles. i couldn't get the copy of his other work "Brief History of Time" instead I get this one hoping it will be "easier" hehehehe. i wonder where did i keep it?
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Read in October, 1997
recommends it for:
Those interested in the nature of the universe
It's been a while since I read this one. Most essays were accessible as I recall. Some were a challenge. A good book, but I preferred his earlier work, A Brief History of Time.
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Read in September, 2002
Not nearly as easy to read as A Brief History of Time, and a little disjointed as well. Probably since it is more a collection of essays instead of an actual book.
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Didn't flow like Brief History of Time and wasn't as good. But some very interesting essays that he writes for a laymen to understand.
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A fascinating mind reveals startling insights into the universe in a way most non-scientific readers will understand.
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makes me wish I'd been a physics major, or a genius, so I could better understand the concepts presented within
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Read in January, 2006
I try to read a bit of Hawking every now and again to remind myself of how much I have to learn...
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For some reason I like this book. I get the feeling I shouldn't but I do.
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Read in January, 2001
It was pretty obvious with this one that Dr. Hawking needs money, badly.
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