Research Catalog

Title

Brief answers to the big questions / Stephen Hawking.

Author

Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018

Publication

• New York, N.Y. : Bantam Books, an imprint of Random House, [2018]
• ©2018

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Details

Additional Authors

• Redmayne, Eddie, 1982-
• Thorne, Kip S.
• Hawking, Lucy

Description

xxiii, 230 pages : illustrations; 21 cm

Summary

"Dr. 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 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." --

Subjects

• Inquiry (Theory of knowledge)
• FAQs
• Science > Miscellanea
• Science > Philosophy
• Religion and science
• Miscellanea
• Philosophy and science
• SCIENCE > Cosmology
• BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Personal Memoirs
• SCIENCE > Physics > Astrophysics

Genre/Form

• FAQs.
• Miscellanea.

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

Foreword / Eddie Redmayne -- An introduction / Kip Thorne -- Why we must ask the big questions -- Is there a God? -- How did it all begin? -- Is there other intelligent life in the universe? -- Can we predict the future? -- What is inside a black hole? -- Is time travel possible? -- Will we survive on Earth? -- Should we colonise space? -- Will artificial intelligence outsmart us? -- How do we shape the future? -- Afterword / Lucy Hawking.

Call Number

JFD 19-2724

ISBN

• 9781984819192
• 1984819194
• 1984819208
• 9781984819208

LCCN

2018179891

OCLC

1055766066

Author

Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018, author.

Title

Brief answers to the big questions / Stephen Hawking.

Publisher

New York, N.Y. : Bantam Books, an imprint of Random House, [2018]

Copyright Date

©2018

Edition

First U.S. edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Creator/Contributor Characteristics

Gender group: Men

Nationality/regional group: Britons

Occupational/field of activity group: Scientists

Occupational/field of activity group: Astronomers

Local Note

PUB. ALSO IN UK BY JOHN MURRAY PUB.

Added Author

Redmayne, Eddie, 1982- writer of foreword.

Thorne, Kip S., writer of introduction.

Hawking, Lucy, writer of afterword.

Research Call Number

JFD 19-2724