Hawking, Stephen William. The Universe in a Nutshell. New York: Bantam, 2001.
The respected physicist Stephen W. Hawking attempts to introduce the average layperson to the physical principles of the material universe in his book entitled The Universe in a Nutshell. Hawking is perhaps best known to the world as the late 20th century's most compelling image of pure scientific genius, as Albert Einstein was the most compelling image of genus for scientific aficionados during the first half of the 20th century. Of course, Hawking took issue with some of Einstein's basic concepts. Hawking is famous for this bit of scientific daring. Hawking is also famous for possessing a brilliant mind, encased in a body that has unfortunately been stricken by a terrible neurological condition that paralyzes his ability to freely move and speak -- although, as this book makes clear, not to write.
The Universe in a Nutshell is a history of the creation of the universe and explains some of the fundamental physical principles behind the existence and evolution of the universe. The book itself evolves with a propulsive, kinesthetic energy that makes for fascinating, energetic reading and is explicitly designed to be more accessible to readers than Hawking's earlier A Brief History of Time, as Hawking notes in his introduction. He focuses on biography of different scientists as well as scientific theory to make the book more interesting, as he chronicles the different ways that the universe has been viewed in centuries past and in the present.
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