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A Briefer History of Time (Hawking and Mlodinow book)

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A Briefer History of Time
First edition
AuthorStephen Hawking,
Leonard Mlodinow
LanguageEnglish
SubjectThe Universe
Published2005 (Bantam Books)
Publication placeUnited States
Pages176 (Paperback)[1]
ISBN0-553-80436-7
OCLC254755556
Preceded byOn the Shoulders of Giants 
Followed byGod Created the Integers 

A Brief History of Time is a 2006 popular-science book by the English physicist Stephen Hawking and the American physicist Leonard Mlodinow.

Overview

The book is an update and rewrite of Hawking's 1988 A Brief History of Time. In this book Hawking and Mlodinow present quantum mechanics, string theory, the big bang theory, and other topics in a more accessible fashion to the general public. The book is updated with newly discovered topics, and informs of recurring subjects throughout the book in greater detail.

References

  1. ^ "A Briefer History of Time". at Amazon.com. OCLC 254755556. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-28.