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A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking
eng. A Brief History of Time · 1988
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Main Ideas

Main Ideas

  • The concept of the Big Bang as the beginning of the Universe
  • Black holes and the gravitational peculiarities associated with them
  • Einstein's theory of relativity and its impact on understanding the Universe
  • The notion of space-time curvature
  • An introduction to quantum mechanics and its interaction with the theory of relativity
  • The concept of singularity at the center of black holes
  • The possibility of time travel
  • The theoretical basis for the existence of multiple universes
A Brief History of Time
Date of publication: 14 May 2024
Updated: 26 May 2025
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Stephen Hawking
Original title: eng. A Brief History of Time · 1988
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