BLACK HOLES AND BABY UNIVERSES and Other Essays

图书标准信息

• 作者 Stephen Hawking 著
• 出版社 Bantam
• 出版时间 1994-09
• ISBN 9780553406634
• 定价 78.90元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 199页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ReadersworldwidehavecometoknowtheworkofStephenHawkingthroughhisphenomenalbestsellerABriefHistoryofTime.Nowinhisfirstcollectionofessaysandotherpieces-onsubjectsthatrangefromwarmlypersonaltothewhollyscientific-StephenHawkingisrevelaedvarioulsyasthescientist,theman,theconcernedworldcitizen,and-asalways-therigourousandimaginativethinker.Whetherheisremeberinghisfirstexperienceofnurseryschool;puncturingthearroganceofthosewhothinksciencecanbestbeunderstoodonlybyotherscientistsandshouldbelefttothem;exploringtheoriginsandthefutureoftheuniverse;orreflectingonthephenomenonofABriefHistoryofTime,Stephen'swit,directnessofstyleandabsenceofpomparevitalcharacteristicsatalltimes.

【作者简介】

In1963,StephenHawkingcontractedmotorneuronediseaseandwasgiventwoyearstolive.YethewentontoCambridgetobecomeabrilliantresearcherandProfessorialFellowatGonvilleandCaiusCollege.HeheldthepostofLucasianProfessorofMathematicsandTheoreticalPhysicsatCambridge,thechairheldbyIsaacNewtonin1663,forthirtyyears.ProfessorHawkinghasoveradozenhonorarydegrees,wasawardedtheCBEin1982.HeisafellowoftheRoyalSocietyandaMemberoftheUSNationalAcademyofScience.