A Briefer History of Time

出版者:Bantam

作者:S W Hawking

页数:162

出版时间:2005-9-27

价格:GBP 25.00

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780553804362

具体描述

Stephen Hawking's worldwide bestseller, "A Brief History of Time", has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author's engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresses is another: the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, and the history and future of the universe. But it is also true that in the years since its publication, readers have repeatedly told Professor Hawking of their great difficulty in understanding some of the book's most important concepts. This is the origin of and the reason for "A Briefer History of Time": its author's wish to make its content accessible to readers - as well as to bring it up-to-date with the latest scientific observations and findings. Although this book is literally somewhat 'briefer', it actually expands on the great subjects of the original. Purely technical concepts, such as the mathematics of chaotic boundary conditions, are gone. Conversely, subjects of wide interest that were difficult to follow because they were interspersed throughout the book have now been given entire chapters of their own, including relativity, curved space, and quantum theory. This reorganization has allowed the authors to expand areas of special interest and recent progress, from the latest developments in string theory to exciting developments in the search for a complete, unified theory of all the forces of physics. Like prior editions of the book - but even more so - "A Briefer History of Time" will guide non scientists everywhere in the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space. Thirty-eight full-color illustrations enhance the text and make "A Briefer History of Time" an exhilarating addition in its own right to the literature of science. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

作者简介

史蒂芬·霍金（Stephen Hawking, 1942- ），现任剑桥大学卢卡斯数学教授。他广被推崇为继爱因斯坦后最杰出的理论物理学家。霍金的主要著作有《时间简史》、《霍金讲演录——黑洞、婴儿宇宙及其他》和《果壳中的宇宙》。

读后感

2001年的夏天，学生年代的学生我们，被一个学生年龄的歌手牵起一阵风潮。谢霆锋在那年推出专辑《玉蝴蝶》,里边两首主打歌“玉蝴蝶”和“潜龙勿用”马上唱遍街头巷尾。“玉蝴蝶”这一首流行曲借着北京爱乐乐团的演出向电影大师奇斯洛夫斯基的《两生花》致敬，而“潜龙勿用”居然...  

初识《时间简史》要回溯到五、六年前，那时的我和同班女生还沉迷在爱因斯坦的大脑构成中不可自拔，突然听说有了本描述宇宙的书，而且作者还是大名鼎鼎的Stephen Hawking（史蒂芬•霍金），立马赶去校外的书店扫荡。可惜书店老板竟以“内容太晦涩”为由只进了一本，权衡再三...  

前几天和朋友聊天，我说现在这个时代就是没有力量，没有大哥，只有妖孽。朋友说或许有大哥我们不知道，也许是吧，不过从科学上来讲，这个大哥的存在还没有被我观测到，所以，既无法证实，也无法证伪。妖孽的存在倒是随处可见。 经常性地被一种无边无际的荒谬感击中，反复击中...  

首先坦白说明，我18岁，因此论述浅薄请各位指出，后辈虚心听取。 读完时间简史有种很奇妙的感觉，原先不理解为什么学习物理的霍金会被授予PHD（哲学博士）。现在觉得每一门科学的指向终极都是对世界的理解，那就是哲学，无论是毕达哥拉斯认为数就是世界，还是霍金以量子引力论...  

如果嫌《时间简史》看的费劲，推荐这个版本 1、简单 2、插图 3、全彩印 4、章节基本独立，相对短的篇幅讲完一个问题 当然，如果觉得这个简单，可以看原版，或者，还出过一个时间简史的插图版。  

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