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A Brief History of Time - Community Reviews back

by Stephen Hawking, Carl Sagan
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bookphilia
bookphilia rated it 12 years ago
Yes, I spent my New Year's eve at work reading this. :D
paulpiescik
paulpiescik rated it 14 years ago
Most of it is actually understandable, for a foray into quantum physics! The conclusion will surprise you!
kristenrenn
kristenrenn rated it 16 years ago
Ok...so considering my mediocre C+ in college physics, I wasn't sure how much I would understand the concepts in this book. I was pleasantly surprised by the light conversational tone and, excepting the chapter on string theory, it made sense to me.Stephen Hawking's writing style made the material ...
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 37 years ago
I don't know how much I learned, but I enjoyed reading it.
Manny Rayner's book reviews
Manny Rayner's book reviews rated it 37 years ago
Apparently this book tops the world list of "bought but not read", which may explain why it's so universally acclaimed as a work of genius. If you know anything much about relativity or cosmology, it comes across as a potboiler, admittedly a well-written one with a great final sentence. I wasn't imp...
Only the good stuff
Only the good stuff rated it 38 years ago
highly educational
Beth's List Love on Booklikes
Beth's List Love on Booklikes rated it 56 years ago
I admit it: physics makes my eyes glaze over. I'm not a dumb person. I was great at math in school, I wasn't intimidated by chemistry, I got a PhD, I taught stats, I programmed computers in a molecular biology lab at NIH, and physics does me in every time. I keep trying though, and this was one of m...
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