A Briefer History of Time

Sep 22, 2024 4:43 AM

Author:Stephen Hawking,Leonard Mlodinow

Like prior editions of the book - but even more so - A Briefer History of Time will guide non-scientists everywhere in the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space . . .

This is Stephen Hawking's somewhat 'briefer' account of his up-to-date and most recent scientific observations and findings. A great companion to his original worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time.

From curved space to quantum theory, the authors have expanded on areas of special interest and recent progress, such as developments in string theory and exciting progress in the search for a force of complete, unified theory of all the forces of physics.

Thirty-eight full-colour illustrations enhance the text and make A Briefer History of Time an exhilarating addition in its own right to the literature of science.

Reviews

Though it is more than 2,000 years old, the Antikythera Mechanism represents a level that our technology did not match until the 18th century, and must therefore rank as one of the greatest basic mechanical inventions of all time. I hope [this] book will rekindle interest in this artefact, which still remains under-rated

—— Arthur C. Clarke

Sunken treasure. A mysterious artefact. Scrambled inscriptions. Warring academic egos. Technology 1,000 years before its time. [This] tale of a wondrous relic ... sounds like pulp fiction. But it's all true ... Puts ancient Greece in a whole new light

—— The Independent

A fabulous piece of storytelling, thick with plot, intrigue, science, historical colour and metaphysical speculation. The mechanism is fascinating - but the larger question of why its knowledge was lost, and what else with it, is mind-blowing

—— Metro

An informative and thoroughly researched book

—— Andrew Crumey , Scotland on Sunday

A dizzyingly brilliant thing ... the Antikythera mechanism bears a chilling message for our technological age

—— Telegraph

A delightful book

—— Metro

Compelling

—— Guardian

Pacy, yet full of fascinating scientific digressions

—— Telegraph

Fascinating and wide-ranging account of 'the world's first computer' ... marvellous

—— Daily Mail

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