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  • A Brief History of Time

  • From Big Bang to Black Holes
  • Written by: Stephen Hawking
  • Narrated by: John Sackville
  • Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (426 ratings)

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Narrated by: John Sackville
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Publisher's Summary

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Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries?

These are just some of the questions considered in the internationally acclaimed masterpiece by the world renowned physicist - generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers.

It begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time, from the Big Bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and strong theory. To this day A Brief History of Time remains a staple of the scientific canon and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wonders.

©2016 Stephen Hawking (P)2016 Penguin Audio

Critic Reviews

"This book marries a child's wonder to a genius's intellect. We journey into Hawking's universe while marvelling at his mind." (The Sunday Times)

 

"Lively and provocative.... Mr. Hawking clearly possesses a natural teacher's gifts--easy, good-natured humor and an ability to illustrate highly complex propositions with analogies plucked from daily life." (The New York Times)

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Explore new dimensions

I enjoyed each and every theory especially the ones that were about black holes. By the end I have become a fan of Stephen Hawking and all the other scientist mentioned.

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Amazing

My First Audible and Best Book All the Time. Great Story Line. Stephan Hawlking's thinking were great.

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Some but not all

I'm an average guy who wants to know about the Universe. This book gave a lot of insight on that. But I'm also stating here that some chapters of this book were beyond my understanding like imagining quantum spin 1/2, 0, 1, 2 etc.
Still a great book.

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Great audiobook

The book is a must read! The audiobook is well narrated. It is in line with the revised edition of the book.

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infinite knowledge

this book is equitable to many, excellent narration , enjoyed a lot. a must to appreciate the science behind universe

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Great insight

A good read for people who want to get an idea of how the universe works but gets a little technical in the end.

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A great book!

It was great but a little too dense for an audiobook . Need to follow it up by reading the paperback book to grasp the information efficiently.

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A Great Read

I would say yes there are better books available such as by brian green, sean carroll, but this one is Simplistic & Classic. Really enjoyed it!

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Interesting read

Beautiful book with tons of information about our universe from a physicist's perspective.
Tough for non-physics person to follow completely.
The author touches upon a lot of different topics on Physics, Cosmology and Philosophy.
I enjoyed some of the discussions about the black holes and Space time continuum

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Easy to understand general theories of universe

loved the way to explain the complex theories in simpler general way and how it is easy to understand.

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