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It begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton to Einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time, from the Big Bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and strong theory.

George's pet pig breaks through the fence into the garden next door - introducing him to his new neighbours: the scientist, Eric, his daughter, Annie, and a super-intelligent computer called Cosmos.

Features over one hundred and fifty colour illustrations that have been specially commissioned to help the reader understand what have become popular mythic images of our century, but which nonetheless remain difficult, abstract ideas to grasp.

How did the universe begin? What is a black hole? And what happens if you throw a party for time travellers...?...

A succinct, startling and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, The Grand Design is a book that will inform - and provoke - like no other.

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Stephen Hawking's worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Like prior editions of the book-but even more so - A Briefer History of Time will guide nonscientists everywhere in the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space.

George and his best friend Annie haven't had any space adventures for a while and they're missing the excitement. But not for long . . . Banks are handing out free money; supermarkets can't charge for their produce so people are getting free food;George and Annie will travel further into space than ever before in order to find out who is behind it.

In a fascinating and accessible discussion that ranges from quantum mechanics, to time travel, black holes to uncertainty theory, to the search for science's Holy Grail - the unified field theory (or in layman's terms the 'theory of absolutely everything') Professor Hawking once more takes us to the cutting edge of modern thinking.

Einstein said that the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. But was he right? Can the quantum theory of fields and Einstein's general theory of relativity, the two most accurate and successful theories in all of physics, be united into a single quantum theory of gravity? Can quantum and cosmos ever be combined? In The Nature of Space and Time, two of the...

This book tells the story of Stephen Hawking, covering his early years and his family life and his superhero contributions to the world of science.

This book tells the story of Stephen Hawking, covering his early years and his family life and his superhero contributions to the world of science.

Meet world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking and learn about his life and work in this engagingly illustrated biography. This engrossing biography shows why Hawking is such an inspiring example of someone who pursued his dreams in spite of his disability.

Meet George. He's an ordinary boy with an incredible secret - the power to go on intergalactic adventures!Join him as he battles a sinister rebel-scientist, who's hell bent on sabotaging the most exciting - and dangerous - experiment of the century.Featuring the latest scientific theories - plus all-new content about the Higgs boson!

'We are going,' said Annie, 'on a great cosmic journey. So listen up, Savers of Planet Earth, and prepare to meet the Universe.'George's best friend Annie needs help. Her scientist father, Eric, is working on a space project - and it's all going wrong. And now Annie has discovered something wierd on her dad's super-computer.

Stephen Hawking is widely believed to be one of the world's greatest minds: a brilliant theoretical physicist whose work helped to reconfigure models of the universe and to redefine what's in it. Imagine sitting in a room listening to Hawking discuss these achievements and place them in historical context. It would be like hearing Christopher Columbus on the New World.Hawking presents a series of...

George tries to escape a host of problems by going to Switzerland to help his friend Annie's father, Eric, run an experiment exploring the origins of the universe, but faces saboteurs and a mysterious message from George's old nemesis, Reeper, there.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? The world-famous cosmologist and author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the biggest questions facing humankind....

Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, swashbuckler, poet, self-made gentleman, bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was a notorious lover of the Western world. This title contains the highlights of Casanova's life: his youth in Venice as a precocious ecclesiastic; his dabbling in the occult; his imprisonment and escape; and his amorous conquests.

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An anniversary edition of a now-classic survey of the origin and nature of the universe features a new introduction by the author and a new chapter on the possibility of time travel and "wormholes" in space