His is a brain of extraordinary power' (The New York Review of Books). Rare and desirable signed.Ī landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin-and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending-or are there boundaries? “ can explain the complexities of cosmological physics with an engaging combination of clarity and wit. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing. In the front row, a young man in a wheelchair was, very slowly, signing his name in a book that bore on its earliest pages the signature of Isaac Newton… Stephen Hawking was a legend even then.” In his introduction, Sagan goes on to add that Hawking is the “worthy successor” to Newton and Paul Dirac, both former Lucasian Professors of Mathematics. “I realized that I was watching an ancient ceremony: the investiture of new fellows into the Royal Society, one of the most ancient scholarly organizations on the planet.

His book, A Brief History of Time is a modern classic that presents. Sagan tells the following story: Sagan was in London for a scientific conference in 1974, and between sessions he wandered into a different room, where a larger meeting was taking place. Stephen Hawking is one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history.

Boldly signed by Carl Sagan on the title page, who wrote the introduction. MIAMI - Asian-American history will be part of the states school curriculum for the first time in Florida. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Ron Miller. Was there a beginning of time Could time run backwards Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries This book examines these questions. A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes.įirst American edition of Hawking’s groundbreaking work.

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