A Brief History of Time

A Brief History of Time is a popular science book written by Professor Stephen Hawking and first published in 1988.

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Popular science - Stephen Hawking - 1988

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It rapidly became a best-seller, and had sold 9 million copies by 2002.

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It attempts to explain a range of subjects in cosmology, including the Big Bang, black holes, light cones and superstring theory, to the nonspecialist reader.

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Cosmology - Big Bang - Black hole - Light cone - Superstring theory

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Its main goal is to give an overview of the subject but, unusually for a popular science book, it also attempts to explain some complex mathematics.

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The author notes that for every equation in the book the readership will be halved, hence it includes only a single equation: E=mc².

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Equation - E=mc²

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In addition to Hawking's abstinence from equations, the book also simplifies matters by means of illustrations throughout the text, depicting complex models and diagrams.

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A recent edition is ISBN 0553380168.

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