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A brief history of time : from the big bang to black holes /​ Stephen W. Hawking. Introd. by Carl Sagan ; ill. by Ron Miller.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Toronto : Bantam Books, 1988Description: xv, 220 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780553175219 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 523.1 HAW 014120
Contents:
Our picture of the universe Space and time The expanding universe The uncertainty principle Elementary particles and the forces of nature Black holes Black holes ain't so black The origin and fate of the universe The arrow of time The unification of physics.
Summary: Provides an introduction to today's scientific ideas about the cosmos and reviews past theories. Also covers black holes, quarks, antimatter, and other mysteries of physics.
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Includes index.

Our picture of the universe
Space and time
The expanding universe
The uncertainty principle
Elementary particles and the forces of nature
Black holes
Black holes ain't so black
The origin and fate of the universe
The arrow of time
The unification of physics.

Provides an introduction to today's scientific ideas about the cosmos and reviews past theories. Also covers black holes, quarks, antimatter, and other mysteries of physics.

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