The Grand Design
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The Grand Design is a popular-science book co-authored by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow that explores modern cosmology, quantum theory, and the origins of the universe while arguing that physics can explain creation without invoking a deity.
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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popular science book → |
| argues |
laws of physics can account for the creation of the universe from nothing
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philosophy is dead as a primary guide to knowledge about the universe → |
| author |
Leonard Mlodinow
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Stephen Hawking → |
| coAuthor |
Leonard Mlodinow
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Stephen Hawking → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| criticizedBy |
some philosophers of religion
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some theologians → |
| explains |
Big Bang cosmology
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Feynman path integral formulation → M-theory as a candidate for a theory of everything → quantum mechanics → |
| firstEditionYear |
2010
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| followedBy |
My Brief History
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| genre |
cosmology literature
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popular science → |
| hasEdition |
ebook edition
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hardcover edition → paperback edition → |
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about 200
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| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
God in physics
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M-theory → cosmology → determinism → free will → laws of nature → multiverse → origin of the universe → philosophy of physics → quantum theory → |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook → print → |
| notableIdea |
model-dependent realism
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physics can explain creation without invoking a deity → spontaneous creation from quantum laws → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| praisedFor |
accessible explanation of modern physics
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clear exposition of cosmology → |
| precededBy |
A Briefer History of Time
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| publicationDate |
2010
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| publisher |
Bantam Books
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| subjectOf |
public debate about science and religion
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| targetAudience |
general audience
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readers interested in physics → |
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Stephen Hawking
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