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I received this book from my high school physics teacher for winning the physics award for actually trying to disobey the rules of my Universe and pay attention in class. I don't remember much of it...time erased my memory during a really really really brief time span shortly thereafter reading it, although I remember something about a singularity and some event horizon exploding merging? into what is now the universe. I also remember appreciating some of the humor Hawking uses. Overall, some fu
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In this book Stephen Hawkings give us account of the history of physics and mans understanding of it. I am not sure how to describe this book it is about Physics after all my least favorite subject of all time. Stating that I did enjoy the book. Stephan Hawkings gives us an account that I think most people will be able to follow even if you have never taken a Physics class.
Note to self: Don't pick up any Stephen Hawkings books for "a bit of light reading"! I'm loving the book so far but it's slow goings. I just want to understand everything he's talking about and with no physics in my background it isn't as easy as I thought. The learning is great and the more I read the more I feel I understand about the universe around us. So far so great!
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