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Stephen Hawking’s worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author’s engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresses is another: the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, the history and future of the universe. But it is also true that in the years since its publication, readers have repeatedly told Professor Hawking of their great difficulty in understanding some of the book’s most important concepts. This is the origin of and the reason for A Briefer History of Time: its author’s wish to make its content more accessible to readers –as well as to bring it up-to-date with the latest scientific observations and findings. Although this book is literally somewhat “briefer,” it actually expands on the great subjects of the original. Purely technical concepts, such as the mathematics of chaotic boundary conditions, are gone. Conversely, subjects of wide interest that were difficult to follow because they were interspersed throughout the book have now been given entire chapters of their own, including relativity, curved space, and quantum theory. This reorganization has allowed the authors to expand areas of special interest and recent progress, from the latest developments in string theory to exciting developments in the search for a complete unified theory of all the forces of physics. Like prior editions of the book–but even more so–A Briefer History of Time will guide nonscientists everywhere in the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space. *** Stephen Hawking will be lecturing at the following locations: 11/7/05: San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 408 Alamden Blvd., San Jose, CA, 95110, (408) 277-5277 11/10/05: Paramount Theater of the Arts, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, CA, 94612, (510) 465-6400 11/16/05: The Paramount Theater, 911 Pine Street, Seattle, WA, 98101, (206) 467-5510 Tickets for "The Origins of the Universe with Dr.Stephen Hawking" are available through Ticketmaster.

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The end of the book, where Hawking discusses the theories that scientists are currently trying to prove, started getting to b...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 30 16:55:38 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 17:02:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue Jun 24 13:36:37 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 08:00:37 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 13:36:37 -0700 2008 A Brief History of Time was bought to make people seem better informed, but not actually real...more...]]> 5 1 true false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 08 17:22:39 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 00:50:37 -0700 2008
It surprises me how disinterested we are toda...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 15 23:21:26 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 14 04:19:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 true false Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 12:51:17 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 07:50:15 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 14:50:20 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 18:33:17 -0700 2009
For one, there's less meta talk about God and his place in science, for which...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 22:09:36 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 22:45:37 -0700 2009
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Yes... it did deliver on that goal. ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 10:02:49 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 10:11:29 -0700 2009 Brief History of Time, so I really don't know whether Hawking achieved his objective of making this book more accessible to laypersons.

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If your interested in science, space or even just how things work, this is a good read. I would recomment you only read a chapter at a time though as they can be technical.

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