A Brief History of Time (Illustrated Edition)

Author: Stephen Hawking
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: Stephen Hawking was born in 1942, and his birthday coincides with the anniversary of Galileo's death. He is currently the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge (a position once held by Isaac Newton). He is regarded as the most brilliant theoretical physicist after Einstein. He published "A Brief History of Time: Black Holes, Baby Universes, and Other Wonders" in 1993. This book is a classic in theoretical physics, and its content has been referenced in many scientific papers and books.
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Detailed Introduction: Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" has become a landmark in global scientific literature since its first publication in 1988. It has been translated into 40 languages and sold nearly 10 million copies, becoming a marvel in the history of international publishing. The book covers the cutting-edge knowledge of the nature of the universe, but since then, extraordinary progress has been made in observational technology, both in the microscopic and macroscopic universe. These observations have confirmed many of Professor Hawking's theoretical predictions in the book, including the recent discovery of the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite (COBE), which traced back to within 300,000 years of the universe's creation and revealed the ripples in the structure of spacetime that he calculated. To incorporate the new knowledge revealed by many observations and his new research into the book, Professor Hawking prepared a new preface for this revised edition, comprehensively updating the original content, and also added a new chapter on the exciting topics of wormholes and time travel. Although Professor Hawking's writing is extremely clear and witty, some readers still find it difficult to grasp the complex concepts. To enhance understanding, this edition also includes over 240 color illustrations, including satellite images and photographs, all thanks to technological advancements such as the Hubble Space Telescope and computer-generated three-dimensional and four-dimensional imaging. Detailed captions help readers experience the vastness of intergalactic space, the nature of black holes, and the microscopic world of particle physics where matter and antimatter collide. As a classic that offers readers a new understanding of cosmology, the illustrated edition of "A Brief History of Time" is a fascinating story of exploring the core secrets of time and space.
Stephen Hawking was born in 1942, and his birthday coincides with the anniversary of Galileo's death. He is currently the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge (a position once held by Isaac Newton). He is regarded as the most brilliant theoretical physicist after Einstein. He published "A Brief History of Time: Black Holes, Baby Universes, and Other Wonders" in 1993. This book is a classic in theoretical physics, and its content has been referenced in many scientific papers and books.