A Briefer History of Time (Hawking and Mlodinow book)

A Brief History of Time is a 2006 popular-science book by the English physicist Stephen Hawking and the American physicist Leonard Mlodinow.

A Briefer History of Time
First edition
AuthorStephen Hawking,
Leonard Mlodinow
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectThe Universe
Published2005 (Bantam Books)
Pages176 (Paperback)[1]
ISBN0-553-80436-7
OCLC254755556
Preceded byOn the Shoulders of Giants 
Followed byGod Created the Integers 

Overview

The book is an update and rewrite of Hawking's 1988 A Brief History of Time. In this book Hawking and Mlodinow present quantum mechanics, string theory, the big bang theory, and other topics in a more accessible fashion to the general public. The book is updated with newly discovered topics, and informs of recurring subjects throughout the book in greater detail.

References

  1. "A Briefer History of Time". at Amazon.com. OCLC 254755556. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-28.


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