Black holes and baby universes and other essays
Title:
Black holes and baby universes and other essays
Summary:
In thirteen essays and one extended interview Hawking discusses imaginary time, how black holes can give birth to baby universes, and scientists' efforts to find a complete unified theory that would predict everything in the universe.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Childhood -- Oxford and Cambridge -- My experience with ALS -- Public attitudes toward science -- A brief history of A brief history -- My position -- Is the end in sight for theoretical physics? -- Einstein's dream -- The origin of the universe -- The quantum mechanics of black holes -- Black holes and baby universes -- Is everything determined? -- The future of the universe -- Desert Island Discs : an interview.
Physical Description:
ix, 182 pages ; 24 cm
Genre:
Personal Subject:
Publisher:
Bantam Books,
Electronic Access:
Sample text http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1002/93008269-s.htmlTable of contents http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780553095234.pdf
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/93008269-d.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/93008269-d.html
Publication Date:
1993
ISBN:
9780553095234
9780553374117
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : Bantam Books, ©1993.
Call Number:
523.1 HAWKING