Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

Readers worldwide have come to know the work of Stephen Hawking through his phenomenal million-copy hardcover best-seller A Brief History of Time. Bantam is proud to present the paperback edition of Dr. Hawking's first new book since that event, a collection of fascinating and illuminating essays, and a remarkable interview broadcast by the BBC on Christmas Day, 1992. These fourteen pieces reveal Hawking variously as the scientist, the man, the concerned world citizen, and-always-the rigorous and imaginative thinker. Hawking's wit, directness of style, and absence of pomp characterize all of them, whether he is remembering his first experience at nursery school; calling for adequate education in science that will enable the public to play its part in making informed decisions on matters such as nuclear disarmament; exploring the origins of the future of the universe; or reflecting on the history of A Brief History of Time. Black Holes and Baby Universes is an important work from one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century.

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• The Universe in a Nutshell
• A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays
• The Illustrated Brief History of Time, Updated and Expanded Edition
• A Briefer History of Time: A Special Edition of the Science Classic
• The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe
• God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs that Changed History
• Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
• The Grand Design
• The Nature of Space and Time