Most Popular Books by Stephen W. Hawking

Stephen Hawking''s A Brief History of Time has become an international publishing phenomenon. Translated into thirty languages, it has sold over nine million copies worldwide and lives on as a science book that continues to captivate and inspire new readers each year. When it was first published in 1988 the ideas discussed in it were at the cutting edge of what was then known about the universe. In the intervening ten years there have been extraordinary advances in the technology of observing both the micro- and macro-cosmic world. Indeed, during that time cosmology and the theoretical sciences have entered a new golden age. Professor Hawking is one of the major scientists and thinkers to have contributed to this renaissance. In this special, fully updated edition, which marks the tenth anniversary of the book''s original ground-breaking publication, Professor Hawking has included the most recent developments in the field, many of which were forecast by him. He has also written a new introduction as well as an additional chapter on wormholes and time travel. A Brief History of Time has rightly been hailed as the publishing sensation of the past decade and is surely destined to become one of the greatest classics of science writing.

Stephen W. Hawking, widely believed to have been one of be one of the worldu0092s greatest minds, presents a series of seven lecturesu0097 covering everything from big bang to black holes to string theoryu0097. These lectures not only capture the brilliance of Hawkingu0092''s mind, but his characteristic wit as well. In The Illustrated Theory of Everything, Hawking begins with a history of ideas about the universe, from Aristotleu0092s determination that the Earth is round to Hubbleu0092s discovery, more than 2,000 years later, that the universe is expanding. Using that as a launching pad, he explores the reaches of modern physics, including theories on the origin of the universe (e.g., the Big Bang), the nature of black holes, and space-time. Finally, he poses the questions left unanswered by modern physics, especially how to combine all the partial theories into a u0093unified theory of everything.u0094 u0093If we find the answer to that,u0094 he claims, u0093it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason.u0094 A great popularizer of science as well as a brilliant scientist, Hawking believes that advances in theoretical science should be u0093understandable in broad principle by everyone, not just a few scientists.u0094 In this book, he offers a fascinating voyage of discovery about the cosmos and our place in it. It is a book for anyone who has ever gazed at the night sky and wondered what was up there and how it came to be.

When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Is the apparent ''grand design'' of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent scientific thinking about the mysteries of the universe is presented in language marked by both brilliance and simplicity. Model dependent realism, the multiverse, the top-down theory of cosmology, and the unified M-theory - all are revealed here. This is the first major work in nearly a decade by one of the world''s greatest thinkers. A succinct, startling and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, The Grand Design is a book that will inform - and provoke - like no other.

This influential work explores Einstein''s General Theory of Relativity and its predictions relating to singularities in space-time.

Some implications and consequences of the expansion of the universe are examined. The conclusion is reached that galaxies cannot be formed as a result of the growth of perturbations that were initially small.

Uno dei più grandi scienziati del nostro tempo ci guida tra i segreti della cosmologia più avanzata. Che cosa sappiamo realmente dell''universo? Qual è la sua natura? Da dove è venuto e dove sta andando? Le nostre conoscenze sono fondate? E su cosa si basano? Stephen Hawking torna a occuparsi dei misteri del cosmo, e lo fa senza rinunciare al suo stile diretto e comunicativo. Aggiornandoci sulle recenti scoperte sia sul piano teorico che su quello delle osservazioni empiriche, Hawking descrive gli ultimi progressi compiuti nella ricerca di una teoria unificata di tutte le forze della fisica: la teoria delle "superstringhe" e le "dualità" tra modelli apparentemente diversi; i tunnel spazio-temporali e l''affascinante questione dei viaggi nel tempo. Questi alcuni dei nuovi argomenti di un saggio che riproduce il quadro di una realtà in continua evoluzione e che ci aiuta a compiere un ulteriore passo nella comprensione della natura dell''universo.

En la línea de A hombros de gigantes, dedicada a las grandes obras de la Física y la Astronomía, el gran científico Stephen Hawking nos presenta en este libro los 31 logros fundamentales del pensamiento matemático, desde la geometría básica hasta la teoría de los números transfinitos. El profesor Hawking ha analizado 2.500 años de historia de las matemáticas para ofrecernos: + Una biografía de los 17 mayores genios matemáticos. + Una introducción al significado de sus investigaciones. + La solución a los distintos problemas que se plantearon. "En esta época en que vivimos estamos descubriendo las leyes fundamentales de la naturaleza...” Richard Feynman, 1964. Desde el comercio por internet hasta los vuelos espaciales, las matemáticas rigen casi todos los aspectos de nuestra vida en esta era postindustrial. Por otra parte, tanto las revoluciones intelectuales como nuestra propia percepción del mundo son hijas de revoluciones en el pensamiento matemático. Las obras de Karl Weierstrass, Georg Cantor, George Boole, Alan Turing, Kurt Gödel y otros grandes matemáticos se han construido sobre la obra de sus predecesores, desde los matemáticos babilonios, y ellas, a su vez, alimentan las nuevas teorías que desarrollan los investigadores contemporáneos. Stephen Hawking sostiene que si las maravillas del mundo antiguo fueron físicas, las maravillas de nuestro propio tiempo son las obras del intelecto.

Zum ersten Mal lässt der Jahrhundertphysiker Stephen Hawking sein ganzes privates und wissenschaftliches Leben Revue passieren - in seinen eigenen Worten und in einem Buch voller Weisheit und Humor. Hawking erzählt von seiner Kindheit und Jugend in Oxford und St. Albans, vom Ausbruch der degenerativen Erkrankung des motorischen Nervensystems (ALS), über das Leben mit der Krankheit und der ständigen Todesgefahr. Über Weltreisen, Leidenschaften und schräge Wetten unter Kosmologen. Und zum ersten Mal schildert er, warum seine beiden Ehen nicht hielten - und wie ihm beide Ehefrauen buchstäblich das Leben retteten. Zugleich stellt Stephen Hawking seine großen theoretischen Entdeckungen in ein neues Licht: seine Arbeiten über Schwarze Löcher, den Urknall und über Imaginäre Zeit, die einen neuen Blick auf die Geschichte des Universums eröffneten und ihn berühmt gemacht haben. Dieses Buch, der Krankheit abgetrotzt, ist ein kleines Wunder. Ein Muss für Hawking-Fans. Und für alle, die einen der bedeutendsten Denker der Gegenwart neu entdecken möchten.

Bienvenidos al espaciotiempo / Richard Price / - ¿Podemos cambiar el pasado? / Igor Novikov / - Protección de la cronología : haciendo el mundo seguro para los historiadores / Stephen W. Hawking / - Las distorsiones del espaciotiempo y el mundo cuántico : especulaciones sobre el futuro / Kip S. Thorne / - Sobre la divulgación de la ciencia / Timothy Ferris / - El físico como novelista / Alan Lightman.

Stephen Hawking è la più celebre tra le grandi figure della scienza contemporanea. Con questo saggio - diventato un classico della divulgazione scientifica - ha permesso anche ai non specialisti di accostarsi alle più importanti scoperte della fisica degli astri, rendendole chiare e avvincenti. Come ebbe origine l''universo, e perché? Quando è cominciato il tempo? Avrà mai fine? Il cosmo è destinato a espandersi per sempre, o un giorno comincerà a contrarsi? Nel creato c''è posto per un creatore? Sono quesiti che l''uomo si pone da sempre, e a cui la scienza comincia a dare risposte verificabili. La struttura dello spazio e del tempo, la loro storia e il loro destino, il principio di indeterminazione, le particelle elementari, i buchi neri, l''unificazione della fisica: queste le tappe di un viaggio appassionante verso le frontiere estreme della cosmologia, in un libro che si è imposto come bestseller internazionale.

Stephen Hawking erklärt die Geheimnisse des Universums. Eine rasante Abenteuerreise durch Zeit und Raum. Als George den Wissenschaftler Eric und dessen Tochter Annie kennenlernt, kommt er aus dem Staunen nicht mehr heraus: Die beiden besitzen einen superintelligenten Computer namens Cosmos, der es vermag, die Tür ins Universum zu öffnen! Mit Cosmos Hilfe bereisen Eric, Annie und George das All, reiten auf Kometen, umkreisen den Saturn und beobachten ein Schwarzes Loch bis der skrupellose Wissenschaftler Reeper Wind von ihrem Geheimnis und Cosmos Fähigkeiten bekommt Ein fulminantes Abenteuer im Universum und zugleich ein Buch, das in die aufregende Welt der Astronomie entführt. Was Sonnenflecken sind oder warum der Saturn Ringe hat spannend vermittelt Georges Weltraumreise faszinierendes astronomisches Wissen. Sachinfos treten ergänzend hinzu und atemberaubende Fotostrecken lassen über Himmelsphänomene staunen. Astronomie, die jedes Kind versteht. Das erste Kinderbuch vom Autor des Weltbestsellers ”Eine kurze Geschichte der Zeit“ - Eine unterhaltsame Einführung in die spannendsten Momente der Astrophysik - für Kinder ebenso faszinierend wie für Erwachsene - Infokästen erklären die wichtigsten astronomischen Begriffe - Atemberaubende Fotos und zahlreiche Sachillustrationen geben faszinierende Einblicke.

Stephen Hawkings Einführung in die Kosmologie in einer stofflich reduzierten, dafür in den Erklärungen ausführlicheren, neu illustrierten Fassung.

A shorter, more accessible edition of a now-classic survey of the origin and nature of the universe features thirty-eight new full-color illustrations, the elimination of some of the more technical material, and an expanded, easier- to-understand treatment of the volume''s most important theoretical concepts. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

Taken away by a noted physicist and his daughter to study the science of black holes, George''s journey through space becomes a daring adventure when the physicist''s super-intelligent computer becomes a highly sought possession, enhanced with diagrams, charts, photos, and line drawings. Reprint.

Nos dez anos passados desde a sua publicação em 1988, o livro de Stephen Hawking tornou-se uma referência incontornável da divulgação científica, com mais de 9 milhões de exemplares vendidos em todo o mundo. Essa edição encontrava-se no limiar do que era então conhecido acerca da natureza do universo. Mas a última década tem assistido a avanços extraordinários na tecnologia de observação dos mundos micro e macroescópicos, confirmando muitas das previsões teóricas do professor Hawking. Com o intuito de incluir os novos conhecimentos revelados por essas observações no texto original, o autor escreveu uma nova introdução, actualizou os capítulos originais e acrescentou um capítulo inteiramente novo sobre o tema fascinante dos buracos de verme e das viagens no tempo. A ''Breve História do Tempo'' conduziu habilmente os não-cientistas de todo o mundo na busca contínua dos segredos escondidos no coração do tempo e do espaço. Esta edição mostra claramente o motivo pelo qual o eloquente clássico do professor Hawking transformou a nossa visão do universo.

Along with Caltech physicist Mlodinow (The Drunkard''s Walk), University of Cambridge cosmologist Hawking (A Brief History of Time) deftly mixes cutting-edge physics to answer three key questions -- Why is there something rather than nothing? Why do we exist? Why this particular set of laws and not some other? -- and explains that scientists are approaching what is called "M-theory," a collection of overlapping theories (including string theory) that fill in many (but not all) the blank spots in quantum physics. This collection is known as the "Grand Unified Field Theories."