Theories of the Universe
- ISBN-10
- 1439119287
- ISBN-13
- 9781439119280
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 452
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-06-30
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Milton K. Munitz
Description
The theoretical physicist shares his latest thoughts on the nature of space and time in this anthology of selections from Princeton University Press. Along with eminent colleagues, Hawking extends theoretical frontiers by speculating on the big questions of modern cosmology.
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