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The Theory of Everything: The Original and Fate of the Universe
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LENGTH3 hrs and 30 mins
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RELEASE DATE08-14-09
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Publisher's Summary
Now, Hawking presents an even more comprehensive look at our universe, its creation, and how we see ourselves within it. Imagine sitting in a comfortable room listening to Hawking discuss his latest theories and place them in historical context with science's other great achievements--it would be like hearing Christopher Columbus deliver the news about the new world.
Hawking presents a series of seven lectures in which he describes, more clearly than ever, the history of the universe as we know it. He begins with the history of ideas about the universe, from Aristotle's idea that the Earth is round to Hubble's discovery two millennium later that our universe is growing.
Using this history as a launching pad, Hawking takes us on a fascinating journey through the telescopic lens of modern physics to gain a new glimpse of the universe--the nature of black holes, the space-time continuum, and new information about the origin of the universe. He uses this scientific basis to come up with a "unified theory of everything" that the author claims will be "the ultimate triumph of human reason."
©2007 Stephen Hawking; (P)2009 Phoenix
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"Too simplistic for most people."
He does not even get to String theory till the last 30 minutes and never gets to M-theory. If you have even a rough idea of what String theory is this book is too simple for you. You will be happier listening to " Parallel Worlds"
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"Me, Me, Me & More Me"
Is there anything you would change about this book?Reads like "A Theory of Narcissism." No wonder Steven Hawking is twice divorced...
Were the concepts of this book easy to follow, or were they too technical?Good Technical Information
What about Michael York’s performance did you like?Nice Narration
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"Excellent book and narration, though out of date"
This book was an excellent collection of lectures at the time it was written, but major new discoveries since then have changed the state of knowledge. Of specific importance, it was not known at that time that the universe's expansion is actually accelerating. This discovery of this unknown expansionary force (labelled "Dark Energy") has changed much of the cosmological landscape Hawking discusses in this book.
It is still interesting as an historical viewpoint, but could be improved by having some recognition that it is out of date in the description or added as an afterword.
The reading is truly excellent. A very lively and textured narration that really brings to life Hawking's personality.0 of 0 people found this review helpful -
Thomas ALLEN, TX, United States 10-11-12 Member Since 2012I am a student currently near Dallas, TX, studying for Physics. I thoroughly enjoy a good sci-fi listen, as well as any scientific material here on Audible. Let the listening... BEGIN!
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"Stephen Hawking - what more is there to say?"
Any additional comments?Being a studying theoretical physicist, I can respect Hawking's views greatly. In here, he does his best to summarize the Universe, and does so with flying colors, and in vivid detail. I would certainly recommend this audiobook to anyone who wants to discover the Universe and how it came to be. Hawking does so beautifully.
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Where does The Theory of Everything rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?I loved this book. A fascinating look into the theory. A true masterpiece
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Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?Yes
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Michael Walnut Creek, CA, United States 02-14-10 Member Since 2002I focus on fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, science, history, politics and read a lot. I try to review everything I read.
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"A bit jumpy..."
This was an interesting but not very good book. The book is not really about anything in particular. It was quite interesting about once every 20 minutes for a few minutes. It is really several lectures very roughly related, one of which is directly related to the title. The lectures don't quite seem to be at an introductory level, as they are jumpy and without simple themes, yet they are also not very technical. It is not really a history either. It is a bit of a ramble around the areas that interest the author. The writing is somewhat dry and uneven and a bit pompous at times.
2 of 6 people found this review helpful