The Grand Design (Hardcover)

from nbmars

In The Grand Design, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow address the questions of what is the nature of reality and whether the universe needs a "creator" to make sense. These issues traditionally have been part of the realm of philosophy, but the authors assert "philosophy is dead." The answers...

from Stbalbach

I had two problems with this book 1) much of it was over my head and 2) I listened to the audiobook, things went so fast I had no hope of keeping up. Still, I was able to follow the core ideas, I think. Hawking believes that M-Theory is the GUT (Grand Unified Theory) and although it has not been ...

from IronMike

It is important that great thinkers write for a general audience. Einstein did it, and Hawking continues the tradition. Brian Greene is another who does; and so is Leonard Mlodinow, Hawking's co-author of The Grand Design. Others try, but their efforts soar above most of our pedestrian heads, for...

from shadowofthewind

Much of the book is an explanation and realization of the Albert Einstein quote: "The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible." The authors intend to demonstrate that there is a scientific explanation for many things we consider god-like. In the past, we have h...

from Drifter83

This was a surprisingly quick read considering the subject matter is the theory of...everything. I enjoyed reading it, and would definitely recommend it to anyone interested, but cannot rate it higher than 3 stars (or maybe 3 1/2) because only about 5% of the material felt new. I am no scientist,...