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A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking's book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin--and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending--or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?

Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and "arrows of time," of the big bang and a bigger God--where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation.

Author: Stephen Hawking
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 09/01/1998
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780553380163
10th Anniversary Edition

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 10.5
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 157417 / Brief History of Time


Review Citation(s):
Books & Culture 09/01/2007 pg. 20
Science 12/01/2009 pg. 1347

About the Author

Stephen Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His books for the general reader include My Brief History, the classic A Brief History of Time, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universes, The Universe in a Nutshell, and, with Leonard Mlodinow, A Briefer History of Time and The Grand Design. Stephen Hawking died in 2018.