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On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory

by Thomas Hertog
On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory
On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory

Hawking's last exploration: time and universe secrets.

Diving into Stephen Hawking's final work on the mysteries of time might be more than just educational—it's an intellectual adventure penned by Hawking's colleague, Thomas Hertog. This read promises to not only expand your understanding of the cosmos but also offer a poignant glimpse into the last ideas of one of the brightest minds in theoretical physics. For anyone fascinated with space, time, and Hawking's legacy, it's a must-read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory

by Thomas Hertog
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ISBN: 9781911709091
Authors: Thomas Hertog
Publisher: Torva
Date of Publication: 2023-04-11
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Science, Philosophy
Related Topics: Evolution, Space, Astronomy, Popular Science, History, Physics, Theory
Goodreads rating: 4.07
(rated by 2204 readers)

Description

A new theory of the universe, twenty years in the making, by Stephen Hawking and his close collaborator Thomas Hertog. Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life. Pondering this mystery led Hawking to study the big bang origin of the universe, but his early work ran into a crisis when the maths predicted many big bangs producing a multiverse - countless different universes, most of which were far too bizarre to harbour life. Holed up in the theoretical physics department at Cambridge, Stephen Hawking and his friend and collaborator Thomas Hertog worked shoulder to shoulder for twenty years on a new quantum theory of the cosmos. As their discoveries took them deeper into the big bang, they were startled to find a deeper level of evolution in which the physical laws themselves transform and simplify until particles, forces, and even time itself fades away. Once upon a time, perhaps, there was no time. This led them to a revolutionary idea: the laws of physics are not set in stone but are born and co-evolve as the universe they govern takes shape. On the Origin of Time takes the reader on a quest to understand questions bigger than our universe, peering into the extreme quantum physics of black holes and the big bang and drawing on the latest developments in string theory. As Hawking's final days drew near
 

Hawking's last exploration: time and universe secrets.

Diving into Stephen Hawking's final work on the mysteries of time might be more than just educational—it's an intellectual adventure penned by Hawking's colleague, Thomas Hertog. This read promises to not only expand your understanding of the cosmos but also offer a poignant glimpse into the last ideas of one of the brightest minds in theoretical physics. For anyone fascinated with space, time, and Hawking's legacy, it's a must-read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.