Brief Answers to the Big Questions

Stephen Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His books for the general reader include My Brief History, the classic A Brief History of Time, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universes, The Universe in a Nutshell, and, with Leonard Mlodinow, A Briefer History of Time and The Grand Design. He also co-authored a series of children’s books with his daughter, beginning with George’s Secret Key to the Universe. Stephen Hawking died in 2018.

出版者:Bantam

作者:Stephen Hawking

页数:256

出版时间:2018-10-16

价格:USD25

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9781984819192

图书标签:霍金科学科普英文原版宇宙StephenHawking宇宙学人类未来

The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the biggest questions facing humankind.

Stephen Hawking was the most renowned scientist since Einstein, known both for his groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology and for his mischievous sense of humor. He educated millions of readers about the origins of the universe and the nature of black holes, and inspired millions more by defying a terrifying early prognosis of ALS, which originally gave him only two years to live. In later life he could communicate only by using a few facial muscles, but he continued to advance his field and serve as a revered voice on social and humanitarian issues.

Hawking not only unraveled some of the universe’s greatest mysteries but also believed science plays a critical role in fixing problems here on Earth. Now, as we face immense challenges on our planet—including climate change, the threat of nuclear war, and the development of artificial intelligence—he turns his attention to the most urgent issues facing us.

Will humanity survive? Should we colonize space? Does God exist? These are just a few of the questions Hawking addresses in this wide-ranging, passionately argued final book from one of the greatest minds in history.

Featuring a foreword by Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar playing Stephen Hawking, an introduction by Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne, and an afterword from Hawking’s daughter, Lucy, Brief Answers to the Big Questions is a brilliant last message to the world.

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1985年霍金因手术失去了说话能力之后，他一度怀疑自己是否能继续学术生涯。后来众所周知有了辅助说话机。但还有一个问题就是：公式怎么写……答案是LaTeX。有没有顿时觉得自己距离霍金很近？ 《时间简史》也是在那前后写作的，写作原因，有一个是为了女儿Lucy的学费。因此，霍...  

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用户评价

有的人走了，他还活着。霍金用不乏幽默的语调描述了光明的科学前景，不用再等一个世纪，用霍金的话来说，再过50年，就会是另一个新的世界。期待2022年Elon Musk用科技征服宇宙！全书共十章，每一章最后Lucy都问了父亲一个问题，霍金的回答都很睿智。末尾的Afterword听起来也叫人心伤/心疼，宇宙里不再有ALS.

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有的人走了，他还活着。霍金用不乏幽默的语调描述了光明的科学前景，不用再等一个世纪，用霍金的话来说，再过50年，就会是另一个新的世界。期待2022年Elon Musk用科技征服宇宙！全书共十章，每一章最后Lucy都问了父亲一个问题，霍金的回答都很睿智。末尾的Afterword听起来也叫人心伤/心疼，宇宙里不再有ALS.

同样都是homo sapiens，为啥区别就这么大！看看人家脑子里一天天都在想啥，再看看你自己一天天都在想啥！惭愧！