A Briefer History of Time

By: Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow

Narrated by: Erik Davies

Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

From one of the most brilliant minds of our time comes an audiobook that clarifies his most important ideas.

Stephen Hawking’s worldwide best seller A Brief History of Time remains a landmark volume in scientific writing. But for those who have asked for a more accessible formulation of its key concepts - the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, and the history and future of the universe - A Briefer History of Time is Professor Hawking’s response.

Although “briefer”, this audiobook is much more than a mere explanation of Hawking’s earlier work. A Briefer History of Time both clarifies and expands on the great subjects of the original and records the latest developments in the field - from string theory to the search for a unified theory of all the forces of physics. Thirty-seven full-color illustrations enhance the text and make A Briefer History of Time an exhilarating and must-have addition in its own right to the great literature of science and ideas.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2005 Stephen Hawking (P)2005 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Readers will come away with an excellent understanding of the apparent contradictions and conundrums at the forefront of contemporary physics....Throughout these discussions, the authors maintain the same wry, lively tone that made the original Brief History such a delight." (Publishers Weekly)

Excellent!

Loved the title and easy to listen to though it will make you ponder long after it finishes.

interesting and eye opening

a lot of hard to absorb concepts for the non scientific mind to follow but very interesting and mind opening

Lost strain of thoughts

I like the book and it is on of the best book that explain difficult phenomenon. I did not follow all the thoughts in the book. Some ideas fly above my head and other that I am not familiar with. I like how the author is trying to explain with example from our daily life but still some ideas were hard to grasp.

simple explanation for complex understandings

i enjoyed this book, simple explanation for complex understanding of how the universe works. recommended

very good brain workout

the amount of theories that were mentioned gave me a lot to think about for days! listened to this book three times over and could still pick out things I missed. it's great for twisting your brain in knots an making you think about new ideas, highly recommended.

A physics must have.

Great audiobook and narrator. An amazingly interesting book on everything from quantum theory to the entire universe.

Awesome

I have the book and have read it several times. It was nice having it read to me this time. The narrator did an
awesome job!

Trippy

This audiobook was my first and I loved it. While listening to it, I felt more and more connected to a wonderful universe I had no idea it existed.

Too Brief

I read the original and was hoping for an update and good explanation of the theories of the original. It turned out to be a synopsis of the original. Get the original and skip this one.

Refreshingly understandable

I am currently listening to this audio and I have to say after having tried to decipher several books covering the same or like subjects I think that Mr. Hawking and his partner have finally given me something I can use. After listening to this I can say that I have a greater understanding of these principles and am not frustrated by their complexity. Things are more understandable when plain English and clear examples are used to describe various phenomena without overly complex language and mathematics being used to complicate things. A good book and a solid read if you are looking for an intro to the topic.