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The grand design / Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow.
| Author/creator | Hawking, Stephen |
| Other author | Mlodinow, Leonard, 1954- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Bantam Books, ©2010. |
| Description | 198 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The mystery of being -- The rule of law -- What is reality? -- Alternative histories -- The theory of everything -- Choosing our universe -- The apparent miracle -- The grand design. |
| Abstract | Along with Caltech physicist Mlodinow (The Drunkard's Walk), University of Cambridge cosmologist Hawking (A Brief History of Time) deftly mixes cutting-edge physics to answer three key questions -- Why is there something rather than nothing? Why do we exist? Why this particular set of laws and not some other? -- and explains that scientists are approaching what is called "M-theory," a collection of overlapping theories (including string theory) that fill in many (but not all) the blank spots in quantum physics. This collection is known as the "Grand Unified Field Theories." |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2010287390 |
| ISBN | 9780553805376 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0553805371 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780553907070 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 0553907077 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 9780593058299 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0593058291 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780593058305 (pbk) |
| ISBN | 0593058305 (pbk) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QC794.6.G7 H385 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |