Universe in a Nutshell

图书标准信息

• 作者 Stephen Hawking 著
• 出版社 Transworld Hardbacks
• 出版时间 2001-11
• ISBN 9780593048153
• 定价 285.60元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 222页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

StephenHawking'sABriefHistoryofTimewasapublishingphenomenon.Translatedintothirtylanguages,ithassoldoverninemillioncopiesworldwide.Itcontinuestocaptivateandinspirenewreaderseveryyear.Whenitwasfirstpublishedin1988theideasdiscussedinitwereatthecuttingedgeofwhatwasthenknownabouttheuniverse.Intheinterveningyearstherehavebeenextraordinaryadvancesinourunderstandingofthespaceandtime.Thetechnologyforobservingthemicro-andmacro-cosmicworldhasdevelopedinleapsandbounds.Duringthesameperiodcosmologyandthetheoreticalscienceshaveenteredanewgoldenage.ProfessorStephenHawkinghasbeenattheheartofthisnewscientificrenaissance.Now,inTheUniverseinaNutshell,StephenHawkingbringsusfullyup-to-datewiththeadvancesinscientificthinking.Wearenownearerthanwehaveeverbeentoafullunderstandingoftheuniverse.Inafascinatingandaccessiblediscussionthatrangesfromquantummechanics,totimetravel,blackholestouncertaintytheory,tothesearchforscience'sHolyGrail-theunifiedfieldtheory(orinlayman'stermsthe'theoryofabsolutelyeverything')ProfessorHawkingoncemoretakesustothecuttingedgeofmodernthinking.Beautifullyillustratedthroughout,withoriginalartworkcommissionedforthisproject,TheUniverseinaNutshellisguaranteedtobethebiggestsciencebookof2001.

【作者简介】

In1963,StephenHawkingcontractedmotorneuronediseaseandwasgiventwoyearstolive.YethewentontoCambridgetobecomeabrilliantresearcherandProfessorialFellowatGonvilleandCaiusCollege.ForthirtyyearsheheldthepostofLucasianProfessorofMathematicsandTheoreticalPhysicsatCambridge,thechairheldbyIsaacNewtonin1663.ProfessorHawkinghasoveradozenhonorarydegrees,wasawardedtheCBEin1982.HeisafellowoftheRoyalSocietyandaMemberoftheUSNationalAcademyofScience.