A Brief History of Time

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Random House Publishing Group, 1998 M09 1 - 240 páginas
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A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?

Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,” of the big bang and a bigger God—where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation.

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The increase of disorder or entropy with time is one example of what is called an arrow of time , something that distinguishes the past from the future , giving a direction to time . There are at least three different arrows of time .
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I shall therefore discuss the psycho- logical arrow of time for computers . I think it is reasonable to assume that the arrow for computers is the same as that for humans . If it were not , one could make a killing on the stock exchange ...
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But why should the thermodynamic arrow of time exist at all ? Or , in other words , why should the ... This would have led to well - defined thermodynamic and cosmological arrows of time , as we observe . But it could equally well have ...

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I got the version with no pictures in it, so I can't understand some concepts mentioned in the book. May reread later when I become (more) interested in physics or astronomy. It's one of the books I just picked randomly, even though my significant other mentioned it at least once. Leer comentario completo

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Ha, what can you say about this book? I liked it a lot, the concepts are extremely difficult to grasp at times but we are talking about theories that are being worked on by some of the most ... Leer comentario completo

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Contenido

Our Picture of the Universe
1
Space and Time
15
The Expanding Universe
37
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Stephen Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His books for the general reader include My Brief History, the classic A Brief History of Time, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universes, The Universe in a Nutshell, and, with Leonard Mlodinow, A Briefer History of Time and The Grand Design. Stephen Hawking died in 2018.

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TítuloA Brief History of Time
AutorStephen Hawking
Ediciónreimpresa
EditorRandom House Publishing Group, 1998
ISBN0553380168, 9780553380163
Largo240 páginas
  
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