时间简史
《时间简史》是英国物理学家斯蒂芬·威廉·霍金创作的科普著作，首次出版于1988年。 全书共十二章，讲述了关于宇宙本性的最前沿知识，包括：我们的宇宙图像、空间和时间、膨胀的宇宙、不确定性原理、黑洞、宇宙的起源和命运等内容，深入浅出地介绍了遥远星系、黑洞、粒子、反物质等知识，并对宇宙的起源、空间和时间以及相对论等古老命题进行了阐述。 在该书里，霍金探究了已有宇宙理论中存在的未解决的冲突，并指出了把量子力学、热动力学和广义相对论统一起来存在的问题，该书的定位是让那些对宇宙学有兴趣的普通读者了解他的理论和其中的数学原理。 该书自1988年首版以来，已被翻译成40种文字，累计销售量突破2500万册，成为一本畅销全世界的科学著作。
A Briefer History of Time
Stephen Hawking’s worldwide bestseller, "A Brief History of Time", has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author’s engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresses is another: the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, and the history and future of the universe. But it is also true that in the years since its publication, readers have repeatedly told Professor Hawking of their great difficulty in understanding some of the book’s most important concepts. This is the origin of and the reason for "A Briefer History of Time": its author’s wish to make its content accessible to readers - as well as to bring it up-to-date with the latest scientific observations and findings. Although this book is literally somewhat’ briefer’, it actually expands on the great subjects of the original. Purely technical concepts, such as the mathematics of chaotic boundary conditions, are gone. Conversely, subjects of wide interest that were difficult to follow because they were interspersed throughout the book have now been given entire chapters of their own, including relativity, curved space, and quantum theory. This reorganization has allowed the authors to expand areas of special interest and recent progress, from the latest developments in string theory to exciting developments in the search for a complete, unified theory of all the forces of physics. Like prior editions of the book - but even more so - "A Briefer History of Time" will guide non scientists everywhere in the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space. Thirty-eight full-color illustrations enhance the text and make "A Briefer History of Time" an exhilarating addition in its own right to the literature of science. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
