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marc129's review against another edition
2.0
This book has been compiled by daughter Lucy Hawking and contains an anthology of the most important popularizing work of her father Stephen. Although it was published after his death, Hawking was involved in the editing process at the end of his life, but he didn't really finish it. Of course I recognized many pieces from "A Brief History of Time", the book for which Hawking is best known to the general public and which I read a few weeks ago. In that sense it did not offer me much new, except for the pieces that dealt with climate change and artificial intelligence.
What is striking once again is the remarkable social involvement of Hawking (cf. the aforementioned themes), his humour and his openly professed optimism, which was based on a strong belief in science (he uses the word ‘belief’ explicitly). Just like in "A Brief History", his ability to clearly explain extremely difficult matters (on black holes for instance) is striking. The only regrettable, but at the same time unavoidable thing is that it is noticeable that this book consists of cutting and pasting from different sources. (2.5 stars)
What is striking once again is the remarkable social involvement of Hawking (cf. the aforementioned themes), his humour and his openly professed optimism, which was based on a strong belief in science (he uses the word ‘belief’ explicitly). Just like in "A Brief History", his ability to clearly explain extremely difficult matters (on black holes for instance) is striking. The only regrettable, but at the same time unavoidable thing is that it is noticeable that this book consists of cutting and pasting from different sources. (2.5 stars)
ashteroid's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
Would like to read (not just listen)
tylerkirkbride1's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
Very good book, I liked how there was no rambling on. I like how he jumps between questions and throws in some quantum mechanics. Well worth a read for any Physics nerds.
winter84's review against another edition
4.0
كتاب ثري بالمعلومات فعلا
ستيفن هوكنق عالم وإنسان وأب وأنا أحييه بذلك، الكتاب يشبع الفضول الإنساني لبعض الأسئلة بشكل مبسط، الكتاب مازال فيه صعوبة في بعض المواضيع، ولكن مفهوم لحد ما بالنسبة لي.
مشكلتي الوحيدة كانت مع أول سؤالين، شخصيا السؤال الثاني ما قريته حتى، لأن بعيدا عن موضوع الاله كنت عارفة مختصر الفكرة كذلك، عموما الكتاب أثراني بالكثير مع تحفظي الشخصي في بعض النقاط.
ستيفن هوكنق عالم وإنسان وأب وأنا أحييه بذلك، الكتاب يشبع الفضول الإنساني لبعض الأسئلة بشكل مبسط، الكتاب مازال فيه صعوبة في بعض المواضيع، ولكن مفهوم لحد ما بالنسبة لي.
مشكلتي الوحيدة كانت مع أول سؤالين، شخصيا السؤال الثاني ما قريته حتى، لأن بعيدا عن موضوع الاله كنت عارفة مختصر الفكرة كذلك، عموما الكتاب أثراني بالكثير مع تحفظي الشخصي في بعض النقاط.
phelps2519's review against another edition
5.0
Hard to find anything bad about this book. Quick summary of 10 big questions.