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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

Author
Hawking, Stephen
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NZ$13.00
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Readers worldwide have come to know the work of Stephen Hawking through his phenomenal million-copy hardcover best-seller A Brief History Of Time. Bantam is proud to present the paperback edition of Dr. Hawking's first new book since that event, a collection of fascinating and illuminating essays, and a remarkable interview broadcast by the BBC on Christmas Day, 1992. These fourteen pieces reveal Hawking variously as the scientist, the man, the concerned world citizen, and-always-the rigorous and imaginative thinker. Hawking's wit, directness of style, and absence of pomp characterize all of them, whether he is remembering his first experience at nursery school; calling for adequate education in science that will enable the public to play its part in making informed decisions on matters such as nuclear disarmament; exploring the origins or the future of the universe; or reflecting on the history of A Brief History Of Time. Black Holes And Baby Universes is an important work from one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century...

Format
Second hand Paperback
ISBN
9780553406634 or 9780553408584
Catalog
SKU
12810

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