Illustrated on the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics And Astronomy
The first edition of this revolutionary look at the scientific discoveries that changed our perception of the world, by the renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking, sold over 65,000 copies. Now it’s available in a gift-worthy special edition with color photographs and illustrations depicting theoretical models of the planets and their orbits–making Hawking’s brilliant insights all the more accessible. This original compilation is based on seven classic works of physics and ast
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read moreAstronomy (Eyewitness Science)
This is one of a series of books that look at the excitement of scientific discovery, vividly bringing to life major breakthroughs in all the fields of science through the eyes of the great scientists. Astronomy looks at how scientists from Aristotle to Stephen Hawking have altered our view of the heavens and shows how their discoveries have built up into a comprehensible guide to the stars and planets.
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read moreStephen Hawking’s Universe: The Cosmos Explained
Presents the frontiers of scientific knowledge about the basis of our existence & of everything around us. Features full color photographs & a foreword by Stephen Hawking. Paper. DLC: Cosmology.
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read moreThe Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe
Based on a series of lectures given at Cambridge University, Professor Hawking’s work introduced “the history of ideas about the universe” as well as today’s most important scientific theories about time, space, and the cosmos in a clear, easy-to-understand way.With a title inspired as much by Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker series as Einstein, The Theory of Everything delivers almost as much as it promises. Transcribed from Stephen Hawking’s Cambridge Lectures, the slim volume may not present a singl
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read moreIllustrated Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe
Stephen Hawking is widely believed to be one of the world’s greatest minds, a brilliant theoretical physicist whose work helped reconfigure models of the universe and define what’s in it. Imagine sitting in a room listening to Hawking discuss these achievements and place them in historical context; it would be like hearing Christopher Columbus on the New World.
Hawking presents a series of seven lectures—covering everything from big bang to black holes to string theory—that capt
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read moreAn Introduction To Black Holes, Information And The String Theory Revolution: The Holographic Universe
Over the last decade the physics of black holes has been revolutionized by developments that grew out of Jacob Bekenstein s realization that black holes have entropy. Stephen Hawking raised profound issues concerning the loss of information in black hole evaporation and the consistency of quantum mechanics in a world with gravity. For two decades these questions puzzled theoretical physicists and eventually led to a revolution in the way we think about space, time, matter and information. This r
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read moreThe Hand Of God: A Collection of Thoughts and Images Reflecting the Spirit of the Universe
The idea behind this magnificent book is to pair stunning images from outer space alongside meaningful spiritual quotes from here on earth. Ultimately, the two work well together, suggesting the presence of a divine hand, or at least a divine order in the universe. Editor Michael Reagan deserves much praise for his keen visual eye, as well as his selection of quotes from the likes of Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, Stephen Hawking, Dr. Seuss, Theodore Roethke, Carl Sagan, Mark Twain, and Annie Di
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