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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Grand Design canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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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 ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
some philosophers of religion
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some theologians ⓘ |
| explains |
Big Bang cosmology
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Feynman path integral ⓘ
surface form:
Feynman path integral formulation
M-theory as a candidate for a theory of everything ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| followedBy | My Brief History ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmology literature
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
ebook edition
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hardcover edition ⓘ paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | about 200 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
accessible explanation of modern physics
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clear exposition of cosmology ⓘ |
| precededBy | A Briefer History of Time ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bantam Books ⓘ |
| subjectOf | public debate about science and religion ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general audience
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readers interested in physics ⓘ |
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