Kate’s 2¢: “A briefer history of time” by  Stephen Hawking; Leonard Mlodinow

“A briefer history of time” by  Stephen Hawking; Leonard Mlodinow

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   “   A brief history of time: from the big bang to black holes” by Stephen Hawking was available on-line, but I chose to down-load “A briefer history of time” by  Stephen Hawking; Leonard Mlodinow.

   I enjoyed reading these theories and the science behind them, but, I can’t say I’ll remember all of the implications or that I understood all that they discussed. It did; however,  give me points to ponder. 

From LeonardMlodinow.com:

   Leonard Mlodinow is a theoretical physicist and author, recognized for groundbreaking discoveries in physics, and as the author of five best-selling books. His book The Grand Design, co-authored with Stephen Hawking, reached #1 on the New York Times best-seller list; his book Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior, won the 2013 PEN/E.O. Wilson award for literary science writing; and his book The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives was chosen as a New York Times notable book, and short-listed for the Royal Society book award. Dr. Mlodinow is also known through his many public lectures and media appearances on programs such ranging from Morning Joe, to Through the Wormhole, and for debating Deepak Chopra on ABC’s Nightline.

   Dr. Mlodinow was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1954. Both of his parents were holocaust survivors.

From the web:

Stephen Hawking was a British scientist, professor and author who performed groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology, and whose books helped to make science accessible to everyone. At age 21, while studying cosmology at the University of Cambridge, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Aug 21 201

From NLS/BARD/LOC;

A briefer history of time DB60679

Hawking, Stephen; Mlodinow, Leonard. Reading time: 4 hours, 22 minutes.

Read by Erik Davies. A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Astronomy and Astronautics

An updated and more accessible version of A Brief History of Time (DB 26996). Emphasizes the concept of a dynamic cosmos, incorporating scientific knowledge from research and space exploration–by the Hubble Space telescope and satellites–not available in the previous, 1988 publication. Commercial audiobook. 2005.

A brief history of time: from the big bang to black holes DB26996

Hawking, Stephen. Reading time: 5 hours, 51 minutes.

Read by Bob Butz. A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Science and Technology

Bestsellers

The famous theoretical physicist, affected by Lou Gehrig’s disease since graduate school, is best known for his inquiries into the nature of black holes. This work recaps modern physicists’ attempts to understand how and why the universe exists. Hawking claims that these attempts reach ever closer to a single theory that, if complete and convincing, would enable us “to know the mind of God.” Bestseller.

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