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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Theories built on past observations can be used to predict the future.
Chapter 3: In the 1600s, Isaac Newton transformed our understanding of how objects move.
Chapter 4: The constancy of the speed of light shows that speed isn’t always measured relative to something else.
Chapter 5: According to the theory of relativity, time itself is not absolute.
Chapter 6: Because we can’t measure particles exactly, scientists use quantum state to predict them.
Chapter 7: Gravity arises because massive objects bend the fabric of the universe.
Chapter 8: When a very massive star dies, it collapses into a singularity known as a black hole.
Chapter 9: Black holes radiate energy, which can ultimately destroy them through evaporation.
Chapter 10: While we can’t be certain, strong evidence suggests that time only flows forwards.
Chapter 11: Besides gravity, three other fundamental forces shape the universe.
Chapter 12: While scientists think the universe began with the big bang, its exact origins remain unclear.
Chapter 13: Physicists still struggle to merge general relativity with quantum physics.
Description
A Brief History of Time (1988) takes a look at both the history of scientific theory and the ideas that form our understanding of the universe today. From big bangs and black holes to the smallest particles in the universe, Hawking offers a clear overview of both the history of the universe and the complex science behind it, all presented in a way that even readers who are being introduced to these ideas for the first time will understand.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone who wonders how the universe began
- Anyone who wonders what quantum mechanics is
- Anyone interested how black holes work