THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A beautiful little book by a brilliant mind' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Effortlessly instructive, absorbing, up to the minute and - where it matters - witty' GUARDIAN The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work. Is there a God? How did it all begin? Can we predict the future? What is inside a black hole? Is there other intelligent life in the universe? Will artificial intelligence outsmart us? How do we shape the future? Will we survive on Earth? Should we colonise space? Is time travel possible? Throughout his extraordinary career, Stephen Hawking expanded our understanding of the universe and unravelled some of its greatest mysteries. But even as his theoretical work on black holes, imaginary time and multiple histories took his mind to the furthest reaches of space, Hawking always believed that science could also be used to fix the problems on our planet. And now, as we face potentially catastrophic changes here on Earth - from climate change to dwindling natural resources to the threat of artificial super-intelligence - Stephen Hawking turns his attention to the most urgent issues for humankind. Wide-ranging, intellectually stimulating, passionately argued, and infused with his characteristic humour, Brief Answers to the Big Questions, the final book from one of the greatest minds in history, is a personal view on the challenges we face as a human race, and where we, as a planet, are heading next. A percentage of all royalties will go to charity.
THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A beautiful little book by a brilliant mind' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Effortlessly instructive, absorbing, up to the minute and - where it matters - witty' GUARDIAN The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work. Is there a God? How did it all begin? Can we predict the future? What is inside a black hole? Is there other intelligent life in the universe? Will artificial intelligence outsmart us? How do we shape the future? Will we survive on Earth? Should we colonise space? Is time travel possible? Throughout his extraordinary career, Stephen Hawking expanded our understanding of the universe and unravelled some of its greatest mysteries. But even as his theoretical work on black holes, imaginary time and multiple histories took his mind to the furthest reaches of space, Hawking always believed that science could also be used to fix the problems on our planet. And now, as we face potentially catastrophic changes here on Earth - from climate change to dwindling natural resources to the threat of artificial super-intelligence - Stephen Hawking turns his attention to the most urgent issues for humankind. Wide-ranging, intellectually stimulating, passionately argued, and infused with his characteristic humour, Brief Answers to the Big Questions, the final book from one of the greatest minds in history, is a personal view on the challenges we face as a human race, and where we, as a planet, are heading next. A percentage of all royalties will go to charity.
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Explaining complex theoretical physics, quantum gravity, and cosmology for general readers transformed modern science writing, most notably through the groundbreaking popular science book A Brief History of Time. English theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen William Hawking brought key insights on black hole radiation and the origin of the universe to millions of readers without sacrificing scientific rigor.
Stephen William Hawking was born in Oxford on January 8, 1942, and grew up in London and St Albans before earning a first-class degree in physics from the University of Oxford and completing postgraduate research in cosmology at the University of Cambridge. As a theoretical astrophysicist, he worked on general relativity and the physics of black holes, proposing models that established the universe as a singularity at the Big Bang and demonstrating that black holes emit subatomic particles. Between 1979 and 2009, he served as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, widely viewed as one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world. He later served as director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge until his death on March 14, 2018.
Hawking's popular writing focuses on fundamental cosmological questions regarding the origin, structure, and ultimate fate of the universe. He translated intricate concepts in theoretical astrophysics—such as quantum mechanics, general relativity, and black hole thermodynamics—into clear prose by employing plain-English explanations, vivid analogies, and accessible conceptual summaries. His non-fiction works consistently explore the search for a unified theory of physics while addressing reader-relevant questions about time, space, and the fundamental laws governing reality.
2 books in catalog
Explaining complex theoretical physics, quantum gravity, and cosmology for general readers transformed modern science writing, most notably through the groundbreaking popular science book A Brief History of Time. English theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen William Hawking brought key insights on black hole radiation and the origin of the universe to millions of readers without sacrificing scientific rigor.
Stephen William Hawking was born in Oxford on January 8, 1942, and grew up in London and St Albans before earning a first-class degree in physics from the University of Oxford and completing postgraduate research in cosmology at the University of Cambridge. As a theoretical astrophysicist, he worked on general relativity and the physics of black holes, proposing models that established the universe as a singularity at the Big Bang and demonstrating that black holes emit subatomic particles. Between 1979 and 2009, he served as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, widely viewed as one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world. He later served as director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge until his death on March 14, 2018.
Hawking's popular writing focuses on fundamental cosmological questions regarding the origin, structure, and ultimate fate of the universe. He translated intricate concepts in theoretical astrophysics—such as quantum mechanics, general relativity, and black hole thermodynamics—into clear prose by employing plain-English explanations, vivid analogies, and accessible conceptual summaries. His non-fiction works consistently explore the search for a unified theory of physics while addressing reader-relevant questions about time, space, and the fundamental laws governing reality.
