Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
by Stephen W. Hawking

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Author: Stephen W. Hawking
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-09-01
ISBN: 0553374117
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Bantam

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Book Review: Library Journal has it just right
Summary: 3 Stars

BHaBU is a very uneven collection of essays. To LJ's criticisms I would add one more -- which the author himself notes at the outset: there is an enormous amount of repetition in this already short book. To be sure, the science writing in BHaBU is, expectedly, quite interesting (hence, 3 stars). But many essays in BHaBU are little more than quasi-verbatim rehashings of other essays in the book. Overall, BHaBU feels more like a profit-seeking venture than the deliberate product of a conscientious author. And strong agreement with LJ: the last 'essay' in BHaBU -- the transcript of a radio interview -- is pure filler. Very annoying, I thought.

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Summary of Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

Readers worldwide have come to know the work of Stephen Hawking through his phenomenal million-copy hardcover best-seller A Brief History of Time. Bantam is proud to present the paperback edition of Dr. Hawking's first new book since that event, a collection of fascinating and illuminating essays, and a remarkable interview broadcast by the BBC on Christmas Day, 1992. These fourteen pieces reveal Hawking variously as the scientist, the man, the concerned world citizen, and-always-the rigorous and imaginative thinker. Hawking's wit, directness of style, and absence of pomp characterize all of them, whether he is remembering his first experience at nursery school; calling for adequate education in science that will enable the public to play its part in making informed decisions on matters such as nuclear disarmament; exploring the origins of the future of the universe; or reflecting on the history of A Brief History of Time. Black Holes and Baby Universes is an important work from one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century.

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