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# Explores Big Bang & black holes 7 insightful lectures Time & space unified theory The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe

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## Key Features

- • **Accessible Yet Profound:** Complex cosmic concepts explained simply, perfect for curious professionals and lifelong learners.
- • **Cosmic Clarity in 7 Lectures:** Dive deep into the universe’s origin and fate with Hawking’s concise, expert-led series.
- • **From Big Bang to Black Holes:** Explore groundbreaking theories that shaped modern cosmology and astrophysics.
- • **Premium Packaging for Collectors:** A beautifully packaged edition that stands out on your bookshelf and sparks conversation.
- • **Bridging Quantum Mechanics & Gravity:** Discover the cutting-edge quest for a unified theory that redefines space-time.

## Overview

Stephen Hawking’s 'The Theory of Everything' presents a masterful series of seven lectures that trace the history, mysteries, and future of the universe—from the Big Bang and black holes to the quest for a unified theory of quantum mechanics and gravity. This premium edition offers a concise yet profound exploration, making complex astrophysical ideas accessible to professionals eager to stay ahead in scientific thought.

## Description

In this series of lectures Stephen W.Hawking tries to give an outline of what we think is the history of the universe from the big bang to black holes.The first lecture briefly reviews past ideas about universe and how we got to our present picture.One might call this the history of the universe. The second lecture describes how both Newton s and Einstein s theories of gravity led to the conclusion that the universe could not be static:it had to be either expanding or contracting.This,in turn,implied that there must have been a time between ten and twenty billion years ago when the density of the universe was infinite.This is called the big bang.It would have been the beginning of the universe. The third lecture talks about the black holes.these are formed when a massive star or an even larger body collapses in on itself under it s own gravitational pull.According to Einstein s general theory of relativity,any one foolish enough to fall into a black hole will be lost forever.they will not be able to come out of the black hole again.Instead,history,as far as they are concerned.will come to a sticky end at a singularity.However,general relativity is a classical theory that is,it does not take into account the uncertainity principle of quantum mechanics. The fourth lecture describes how quantum mechanics allows energy to leak out of black holes.Black holes are not as black as they are painted. The fifth lecture shall apply quantum mechanical ideas to the big bang and the origin of the universe.This leads to the idea that space-time may be finite in extent but without boundary or edge.It would be like the surface of the earth but with two more dimensions. The sixth lecture shows how this boundary proposal could explain why the past is so different from the future,even though the laws of physics are time symmetric. Finally,in the seventh lecture Stephen W.Hawking describes how we are trying to find a unified theory that will include quantum mechanics,gravity,and all oth ...Shrink

Review: Whow. Look what is out there - A thoroughly interesting read of developments in space knowledge over the last 50 years. Easy to read with detail explained in simply. Facinating
Review: Just the fate of the universe - "One evening in November ... I started to think about black holes as I was getting into bed." (P 75) As one does. He points out that, with his disability, getting into bed takes a long time. This is typical of the way Hawking mixes biographical details and scientific, astro-physical thinking of the rarest kind in this little book, but "little" only in the physical sense as it opens the mind to the vastness of the universe. The notion of the widely-accepted expanding universe led him to consider (with Roger Penrose) the reversing of time and to what it would lead, i.e. a big-bang, singularity. This was his work until 1970 and that November evening. Since then his pioneering thinking on black holes has provided some startlingly original ideas. The "theory of everything" is the physicists' Aladdin's Cave, Holy Grail or, in Hawking's case, tomorrow's desk job. Disappointing in some ways, i.e. its brevity and (for Hawking's followers) its repetition but it is worth the investment in time and, short as it is, that is not long.

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| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | 669,396 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 43 in Astronomy & Cosmology References 188 in Astronomy (Books) 240 in Popular Science Physics |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 15,886 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Whow. Look what is out there
*by P***E on 30 November 2021*

A thoroughly interesting read of developments in space knowledge over the last 50 years. Easy to read with detail explained in simply. Facinating

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just the fate of the universe
*by R***R on 22 August 2011*

"One evening in November ... I started to think about black holes as I was getting into bed." (P 75) As one does. He points out that, with his disability, getting into bed takes a long time. This is typical of the way Hawking mixes biographical details and scientific, astro-physical thinking of the rarest kind in this little book, but "little" only in the physical sense as it opens the mind to the vastness of the universe. The notion of the widely-accepted expanding universe led him to consider (with Roger Penrose) the reversing of time and to what it would lead, i.e. a big-bang, singularity. This was his work until 1970 and that November evening. Since then his pioneering thinking on black holes has provided some startlingly original ideas. The "theory of everything" is the physicists' Aladdin's Cave, Holy Grail or, in Hawking's case, tomorrow's desk job. Disappointing in some ways, i.e. its brevity and (for Hawking's followers) its repetition but it is worth the investment in time and, short as it is, that is not long.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cosmology, stars, black holes and time travel
*by M***E on 1 February 2023*

A good read if you want to understand the history of the universe within a short volume. Each chapter (lecture) starts off capturing your interest, but soon gets very deep in technical and scientific jargon that seem to repeat the same words and phrases for page after page. I ended up skipping about half of each lecture just to jump to the last page.

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