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Book

A brief history of time

Call Number

  • 523.1 H393 1998 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

Updated and expanded tenth anniversary ed.

Publication Information

New York : Bantam Books, 1998.

Physical Description

ix, 212 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • Our picture of the universe
  • Space and time
  • The expanding universe
  • The uncertainty principle
  • Elementary particles and the forces of nature
  • Black holes
  • Black holes ain't so black
  • The origin and fate of the universe
  • The arrow of time
  • Wormholes and time travel
  • The unification of physics
  • Conclusion.

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