The Grand Design [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
Hawking, Stephen; Mlodinow, Leonard
Verkäufer Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, USA
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AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 20. März 2019
Verkäufer Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 20. März 2019
Beschreibung
Fine condition color illustrated embossed softcover wraps. Includes Glossary; Acknowledgments; and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings, color drawings and photographs, and color frontispiece. Named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post. The volume was the basis of a miniseries on Discovery Channel. "Fascinating.a wealth of ideas [that] leave us with a clearer understanding of modern physics in all its invigorating complexity." - Los Angeles Times "When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent "grand design" of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion - or does science offer another explanation? In this startling and lavishly illustrated book, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow present the most recent scientific thinking about these and other abiding mysteries of the universe, in nontechnical language marked by brilliance and simplicity. According to quantum theory, the cosmos does not have just a single existence or history. The authors explain that we ourselves are the product of quantum fluctuations in the early universe, and show how quantum theory predicts the "multiverse" - the idea that ours is just one of many universes that appeared spontaneously out of nothing, each with different laws of nature. They conclude with a riveting assessment of M-theory, an explanation of the laws governing our universe that is currently the only viable candidate for a "theory of everything": the unified theory that Einstein was looking for, which, if confirmed, would represent the ultimate triumph of human reason." - from the outer rear cover "Introduces the reader to topics at the frontier of theoretical physics.more clearly for general readers than I have seen before." - Steven Weinberg, The New York Review of Books "The authors bring to the field an anecdotal clarity that is something of a first for this genre.Making science like this interesting is not all that hard, making it accessible is the real trick." - Time "Provocative.an exploration of the latest thinking about the origins of our universe." - The New York Times. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002067
Bibliografische Details
Titel: The Grand Design [FIRST EDITION, FIRST ...
Verlag: Bantam Books, New York
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Einband: Soft cover
Zustand: Fine
Auflage: 1st Edition
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