A Briefer History of Time, (Paperback)

from john257hopper

As its name suggests, this is a shorter, and less technical, version of the great scientist's most famous work, which I have read to mark his recent passing. It covers in fairly crisp form the main historical developments in our understanding of the history of the universe, and the nature of time...

from richjj

I'm no expert on this stuff, and much of it was over my head, but I was still fascinated. I might need to go over it a few more times to let some of the really abstract concepts sink in. For this initial pass, I just let a few of the denser explanations pass by me. I did learn that the universe i...

from MarkBeronte

Although "briefer," this book is much more than a mere explanation of Hawking's earlier work. A Briefer History of Time both clarifies and expands on the great subjects of the original, and records the latest developments in the field-from string theory to the search for a unified theory of all t...

from matthew254

A more concise version of the already condensed physics primer, this book still packs a scientific wallop. Short and not at all sweet, Hawking takes you back through high school and collegiate level physics in an entertaining and informative way. For people like myself who are not astrophysicists...

from peacemover

Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking provides a concise follow-up to his best-selling "A Brief History of Time" in this slim volume. He boils it down to the most essential concepts pertaining to scientific understanding of the universe, space and time from the ancient Greeks to the present. I ...