A Brief History of Time

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non-fiction book popular science book

A Brief History of Time is a popular science book by physicist Stephen Hawking that explains complex concepts in cosmology—such as the Big Bang, black holes, and the nature of time—in an accessible way for general readers.

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instanceOf	non-fiction book ⓘ popular science book ⓘ
aimsAt	general audience ⓘ
author	Stephen Hawking ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
explainsConcept	Big Bang ⓘ arrow of time ⓘ black hole ⓘ general relativity ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ time dilation ⓘ uncertainty principle ⓘ unified theory ⓘ
firstEditionCoverArtist	Ron Miller ⓘ
genre	cosmology literature ⓘ popular science ⓘ
hasAudiobookVersion	yes ⓘ
hasBeenTranslatedIntoManyLanguages	yes ⓘ
hasChapter	Black Holes ⓘ Conclusion ⓘ Our Picture of the Universe ⓘ Space and Time ⓘ The Direction of Time ⓘ surface form: The Arrow of Time The Expanding Universe ⓘ The Origin and Fate of the Universe ⓘ The Unification of Physics ⓘ
hasSequel	The Universe in a Nutshell ⓘ
hasSoldMillionsOfCopies	yes ⓘ
hasUpdatedEdition	A Briefer History of Time ⓘ
isbn	9780553053401 ⓘ
libraryOfCongressClassification	QB981 .H377 1988 ⓘ
mediaType	hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ
notableFor	international bestseller ⓘ making complex cosmology accessible ⓘ
oclcNumber	17483569 ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
pageCount	256 ⓘ
publicationDate	1988 ⓘ
publisher	Bantam Books ⓘ
subject	Big Bang ⓘ surface form: Big Bang theory astrophysics ⓘ black holes ⓘ cosmology ⓘ nature of time ⓘ physics ⓘ universe ⓘ
targetAudience	non-specialist readers ⓘ
writingStyle	accessible ⓘ

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