A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME

ISBN: 9780553176988

作者: Stephen Hawking

出版社: 7-09999

出版年: 1989-3

页数: 224

定价: 107.00元

内容简介

Book Description

Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinte or does it have boundaries? These are just some of the questions considered in an internationally acclaimed masterpiece which begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time.

Reviews

"One of the most brilliant scientific minds since Einstein"

Daily Express

"Master of the Universe…… One scientist's courageous voyage to the frontiers of the Cosmos"

Newsweek

"He can explain the complexities of cosmological physics with an engaging combination of clarity and wit……His is a brain of extraordinary power"

Observer

"To follow such a fine mind as it exposes such great problems is an exciting experience."

Sunday Times

作者简介

史蒂芬·霍金（Stephen Hawking, 1942- ），现任剑桥大学卢卡斯数学教授。他广被推崇为继爱因斯坦后最杰出的理论物理学家。霍金的主要著作有《时间简史》、《霍金讲演录——黑洞、婴儿宇宙及其他》和《果壳中的宇宙》。