by Stephen Hawking
Sometimes when I'm trying to sleep I let my mind wander off and I start to think about space and stars and planets. I like to imagine what it would be like to be a cosmic traveller like the Silver Surfer or something, with the ability to travel to the boundaries of the universe and to the beginning ...
Still one of the best popular physics and cosmology books in print. The illustrated version is amazing and Hawking's own sense of wonder makes Brief History an exciting read. Some aspects, especially the sections on String Theory show their age a little. But then again, the field is changing so quic...
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