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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.5 - AR Pts: 13
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1290L
Language
English
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?
Told in language we all...
A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?
Told in language we all...
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English
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A whirlwind tour of fundamental physics and cosmology.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Fascinating . . . a wealth of ideas [that] leave us with a clearer understanding of modern physics in all its invigorating complexity.”—Los Angeles Times
When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the...
“Fascinating . . . a wealth of ideas [that] leave us with a clearer understanding of modern physics in all its invigorating complexity.”—Los Angeles Times
When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the...
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Publisher
Brilliance: Audible Studios
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A New York Times Bestseller" "One of Men's Journal's 40 Best Books of 2016" "One of Symmetry Magazine's Physics Books of 2016" "One of Ars Technica's 12 engrossing nonfiction books from 2016" "Honorable Mention for the 2017 PROSE Award in Cosmology and Astronomy, Association of American Publishers" "One of Forbes.com's 10 Best Popular Science Books of 2016: Maths, Physics, Chemistry" "Longlisted for the 2018 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prizes for Excellence...
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Language
English
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"Internationally known theoretical physicist and bestselling author Lawrence Krauss offers provocative, revelatory answers to the most basic philosophical questions: Where did our universe come from? Why is there something rather than nothing? And how is it all going to end? Why is there something rather than nothing?" is asked of anyone who says there is no God. Yet this is not so much a philosophical or religious question as it is a question about...
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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Specialist scientific fields are developing at incredibly swift speeds, but what can they really tell us about how the universe began and how we as humans evolved to play such a dominant role on Earth? John Hands' extraordinarily ambitious book merges scientific knowledge from multiple disciplines and evaluates without bias or preconception all the theories and evidence about the origin and evolution of matter, consciousness, and mankind. The result,...
6) Time reborn
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Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"What if the laws of physics themselves were not timeless? What if they could evolve? Time Reborn offers a radical new approach to cosmology that embraces the reality of time and opens up a whole new universe of possibilities. There are few ideas that, like our notion of time, shape our thinking about literally everything, with huge implications for physics and beyond-- from climate change to the economic crisis. Smolin explains in lively and lucid...
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Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"From the one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World"-- and bestselling author of Warped Passages--an exhilarating and readable overview of the latest ideas in physics and a rousing defense of the role of science in our lives"--Provided by publisher.
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