28 November 2007, 23:10 in General
Stephen Hawking - A Brief History of Time
Earlier this year, when I was in Canada, I read A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. It talks about the universe, the theory of relativity, black holes, gravity, event horizons, light, the beginning of the universe, time travel, the uncertainty principle, and so on.
The book doesn’t go into great detail, but presents a good high-level basic overview to the reader who isn’t already knowledgeable on these topics (such as myself). Hawking’s writing is quite witty and he explains concepts well. I didn’t understand everything in the book but feel a little more educated after reading it. I really like books like this, that attempt to make advanced topics, normally reserved for academia, available to the general public.
People will also think you’re smart if they see you reading it. Or that you’re trying to look smart?
Stephen has his own website here.
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