The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "A whirlwind tour of fundamental physics and cosmology."--The Wall Street Journal"Fascinating . . . a wealth of ideas [that] leave us with a clearer understanding of modern physics in all its invigorating complexity."--Los Angeles Times
When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent "grand design" of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion--or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow present the most illuminating scientific thinking about these and other abiding mysteries of the universe, in nontechnical language marked by brilliance and simplicity.
According to quantum theory, the cosmos does not have just a single existence or history. The authors explain that we ourselves are the product of quantum fluctuations in the early universe and show how quantum theory predicts the "multiverse"--the idea that ours is just one of many universes that appeared spontaneously out of nothing, each with different laws of nature. They conclude with a riveting assessment of M-theory, an explanation of the laws governing our universe that is currently the only viable candidate for a "theory of everything": the unified theory that Einstein was looking for, which, if confirmed, would represent the ultimate triumph of human reason.
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.
Leonard Mlodinow, Ph.D., was a member of the California Institute of Technology faculty before heading to Hollywood to work as a writer on a variety of television shows, including Star Trek: The Next Generation and Night Court. He's also written a number of best-selling and award-winning educational CD-ROMs and given technical and public talks in ten different countries. He is currently the Vice President of Scholastic Inc.'s Emerging Technologies and R&D. He currently resides in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780553384666 |
| ISBN 10 | 055338466X |
| Title | The Grand Design |
| Author | Stephen Hawking |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2012-02-21 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
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