The Universe in a Nutshell
by Stephen Hawking
Taste attributes: documentaryrobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded, inventive non-fiction book: weighty and slow-paced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
"One of the most influential thinkers of our time, Stephen Hawking is an intellectual icon, known not only for the adventurousness of his ideas but for the clarity and wit with which he expresses them. In this new book Hawking takes us to the cutting edge of theoretical physics, where truth is often stranger than fiction, to explain in laymen's terms the principles that control our universe.".
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- Stephen Hawking
- Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 224
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- Open Library
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