Universe in a Nutshell
- 作者
- 出版社 Transworld Hardbacks
- 出版时间 2001年11月
- ISBN 9780593048153
- 定价 285.60
内容简介
StephenHawking'sABriefHistoryofTimewasapublishingphenomenon.Translatedintothirtylanguages,ithassoldoverninemillioncopiesworldwide.Itcontinuestocaptivateandinspirenewreaderseveryyear.Whenitwasfirstpublishedin1988theideasdiscussedinitwereatthecuttingedgeofwhatwasthenknownabouttheuniverse.Intheinterveningyearstherehavebeenextraordinaryadvancesinourunderstandingofthespaceandtime.Thetechnologyforobservingthemicro-andmacro-cosmicworldhasdevelopedinleapsandbounds.Duringthesameperiodcosmologyandthetheoreticalscienceshaveenteredanewgoldenage.ProfessorStephenHawkinghasbeenattheheartofthisnewscientificrenaissance.Now,inTheUniverseinaNutshell,StephenHawkingbringsusfullyup-to-datewiththeadvancesinscientificthinking.Wearenownearerthanwehaveeverbeentoafullunderstandingoftheuniverse.Inafascinatingandaccessiblediscussionthatrangesfromquantummechanics,totimetravel,blackholestouncertaintytheory,tothesearchforscience'sHolyGrail-theunifiedfieldtheory(orinlayman'stermsthe'theoryofabsolutelyeverything')ProfessorHawkingoncemoretakesustothecuttingedgeofmodernthinking.Beautifullyillustratedthroughout,withoriginalartworkcommissionedforthisproject,TheUniverseinaNutshellisguaranteedtobethebiggestsciencebookof2001.
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