Stephen Hawking

Pod etoj oblozhkoj sobrany raboty Stivena Khokinga, samogo izvestnogo astrofizika sovremennosti, kotorye dajut naibolee polnoe predstavlenie o ego zhizni, rabote, vzgljadakh na nauku i Vselennuju: "Kratkaja istorija vremeni", "Moja kratkaja istorija" i otdelnye lektsii iz sbornika "Chernye dyry i molodye vselennye". Stavshaja nauchno-populjarnoj klassikoj "Kratkaja istorija" znakomit s glavnymi teorijami proiskhozhdenija i evoljutsii nashej Vselennoj; objasnjaet, kak svjazany prostranstvo i vremja; tolkuet fenomen chernykh dyr i daet prognoz o vozmozhnosti puteshestvij vo vremeni. V izbrannykh esse avtor rassuzhdaet o prirode realnosti i svoej pozitsii v nauke. Ob uchebe, karere i semejnoj zhizni Stiven Khoking rasskazal v otkrovennoj avtobiografii, kotoruju dopolnjaet rasshifrovka intervju, zapisannogo na radio BBC.

Chtoby dat vernye otvety na fundamentalnye voprosy o Vselennoj, ponadobilis veka i smelost neskolkikh uchenykh. Nikolaj Kopernik v traktate "O vraschenii nebesnykh sfer", Galileo Galilej v "Dialoge o dvukh glavnejshikh sistemakh mira", Iogann Kepler v "Garmonii mira", Isaak Njuton v "Matematicheskikh nachalakh naturalnoj filosofii" i Albert Ejnshtejn v svoikh mnogochislennykh statjakh o printsipe otnositelnosti otkryli sovremennikam glaza na to, kak ustroen nebesnyj svod i chto proiskhodit za predelami vidimosti teleskopa. Imenno eti raboty i eti idei izmenili napravlenie nauchnoj mysli, a bolee rannie - oznamenovali perekhod ot Srednevekovja k sovremennosti. Vyderzhki iz originalnykh tekstov dopolneny kommentarijami Stivena Khokinga, kotoryj sostavil tak zhe biograficheskij ocherk dlja kazhdogo iz avtorov, chtoby chitatel mog prosledit globalnuju evoljutsiju astrofizicheskikh vozzrenij i khod myslej chastnogo genija.

Vpervye lektsija pod nazvaniem "Chernye dyry i molodye vselennye" byla prochitana v Kalifornijskom universitete v Berkli. Dopolnennaja razmyshlenijami Stivena Khokinga na etu i smezhnye temy, ona stala chastju nastojaschego sbornika, sostavlennogo iz 13 esse i razvernutogo intervju. Na etikh stranitsakh samyj izvestnyj astrofizik sovremennosti tolkuet naibolee verojatnye modeli ustrojstva Vselennoj. Eto prodolzhenie dialoga s chitatelem, nachatogo v knige "Kratkaja istorija vremeni". Avtor rassuzhdaet o voobrazhaemom vremeni, o tom, kakim obrazom chernye dyry mogut dat zhizn molodym vselennym, i o popytkakh uchenykh, nachatykh Albertom Ejnshtejnom, najti edinuju teoriju polja, kotoraja smogla by sdelat makrokosmos predskazuemym.

Den verdenskendte kosmolog og bestsellerforfatter til En kort historie om tid har efterladt os sine sidste tanker om universets største spørgsmål i dette betagende posthume værk. Hvordan opstod universet? Kan menneskeheden overleve på Jorden? Findes der intelligent liv uden for vores solsystem? Kommer kunstig intelligens til at udkonkurrere os? Igennem sin enestående karriere udvidede Stephen Hawking vores forståelse af universet og opklarede nogle af dets største mysterier. Men selv når hans teoretiske arbejde med sorte huller, imaginær tid og multivers førte hans tanker til rummets yderste grænser, troede Hawking fuldt og fast på, at videnskaben skulle spille en rolle i løsningen af Jordens største problemer. Nu hvor vi står over for potentielt katastrofale forandringer – herunder klimaforandringer, truslen om atomkrig og udviklingen af kunstig super-intelligens – har Stephen Hawking rettet sin opmærksomhed mod menneskehedens mest presserende anliggender. Med en fascinerende argumentation og karakteristisk humor er 'Korte svar på de store spørgsmål' den sidste bog fra en af historiens største begavelser, en intellektuelt stimulerende tour de force fra universets uendelige vidder til de allermest vedkommende udfordringer, som vi og vores klode står over for. En procentdel af indtægterne fra bogen går til velgørende formål.

George and Annie are off on another cosmic adventure inspired by the Mars Expedition in the fifth book of the George's Secret Key series from Stephen and Lucy Hawking. George and his best friend, Annie, have been selected as junior astronauts for a program that trains young people for a future trip to Mars. This is everything they've ever wanted--and now they get to be a part of up-to-the minute space discoveries and meet a bunch of new friends who are as fascinated by the universe as they are. But when they arrive at space camp, George and Annie quickly learn that strange things are happening--on Earth as well as up in the skies. Mysterious space missions are happening in secret, and the astronaut training they're undertaking gets scarier and scarier...

Den världsberömda kosmologen och författaren till Kosmos: En kort historik ger oss sina sista tankar om universums största gåtor. Hur uppstod universum? Kommer mänskligheten att överleva? Finns intelligent liv utanför vårt solsystem? Kommer den artificiella intelligensen bli smartare än vi? Stephen Hawking hade innan han gick bort i mars 2018 tagit positionen som vår tids mest berömda vetenskapsman. Han blev ständigt tillfrågad både från allmänhet, näringsliv och från politiker om sin syn på de stora frågorna. Och vare sig frågorna handlade om svarta hål eller mänsklighetens framtid så var svaren alltid eleganta, hoppfulla och djupsinniga. I Korta svar på stora frågor gör Hawking bokslut genom att ta sig an de största frågorna i vår tid och presenterar sina svar på ett sätt som alla kan förstå. En del av intäkterna går till välgörenhet.

En moderne klassiker, som har slået alle udgivelsesrekorder med 237 uger på bestsellerlisten.” Denne bog er en forening af et barns undren og et genis intellekt. Vi rejser med ind i Hawkings univers med dyb fascination.” Sunday Time”En af de mest fremragende videnskabelige begavelser siden Einstein.” Daily Express”Hawking forklarer kompleks kosmologisk fysik med en medrivende blanding af klarhed og humor … en hjerne af usædvanlig kraft.” Observer

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The world-famous cosmologist and author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the biggest questions facing humankind. "Hawking's parting gift to humanity . . . a book every thinking person worried about humanity's future should read."--NPR NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Forbes - The Guardian - Wired Stephen Hawking was the most renowned scientist since Einstein, known both for his groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology and for his mischievous sense of humor. He educated millions of readers about the origins of the universe and the nature of black holes, and inspired millions more by defying a terrifying early prognosis of ALS, which originally gave him only two years to live. In later life he could communicate only by using a few facial muscles, but he continued to advance his field and serve as a revered voice on social and humanitarian issues. Hawking not only unraveled some of the universe's greatest mysteries but also believed science plays a critical role in fixing problems here on Earth. Now, as we face immense challenges on our planet--including climate change, the threat of nuclear war, and the development of artificial intelligence--he turns his attention to the most urgent issues facing us. Will humanity survive? Should we colonize space? Does God exist? ​​These are just a few of the questions Hawking addresses in this wide-ranging, passionately argued final book from one of the greatest minds in history. Featuring a foreword by Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar playing Stephen Hawking, an introduction by Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne, and an afterword from Hawking's daughter, Lucy, Brief Answers to the Big Questions is a brilliant last message to the world. Praise for Brief Answers to the Big Questions " Hawking is] a symbol of the soaring power of the human mind."--The Washington Post "Hawking's final message to readers . . . is a hopeful one."--CNN "Brisk, lucid peeks into the future of science and of humanity."--The Wall Street Journal "Hawking pulls no punches on subjects like machines taking over, the biggest threat to Earth, and the possibilities of intelligent life in space."--Quartz "Effortlessly instructive, absorbing, up to the minute and--where it matters--witty."--The Guardian "This beautiful little book is a fitting last twinkle from a new star in the firmament above."--The Telegraph

Maailman kuuluisimman tiedemiehen omaelämäkertaKosmologi Stephen Hawkingin teoriat ovat muuttaneet käsitystämme universumin historiasta. Nyt maailman kuuluisin tiedemies kertoo oman tarinansa. Kun Stephen Hawkingilla todettiin 21-vuotiaana hermostoa tuhoava ALS-oireyhtymä, hänen ennustettiin kuolevan pian. Hawking ei kuollut, vaan kehitti mullistavat teoriansa maailmankaikkeuden synnystä ja luonteesta. Elämäkerrassaan 72-vuotias Hawking kertoo hauskasti ja avoimesti elämänsä ja ajattelunsa kehityksestä ja käännekohdista; ei vähiten siitä miten tietoisuus oman elämän rajallisuudesta on ajanut häntä eteenpäin mahdottomilta tuntuvien henkilökohtaisten ja tieteellisten haasteiden edessä." Tiivis omaelämäkerta päästää hieman lähemmäs Hawkingin yksityiselämää. Minun lyhyt historiani avaa kiinnostavasti sen, millaisista juurista voi kasvaa huipputieteilijäksi ja mitä julkisuus merkitsee persoonallisuudelle."

"Kratchajshaja istorija vremeni" - bolshe, chem prostrannyj kommentarij k slozhnym ponjatijam i teorijam, opisannym v legendarnoj "Kratkoj istorii". Avtory, Stiven Khoking i Leonard Mlodinov, spustja 17 let, mnogoe pomenjavshikh v astrofizike, novym vzgljadom smotrjat na izvechnye voprosy: o prirode prostranstva i vremeni, roli Boga v sotvorenii mira, o proshlom i buduschem Vselennoj. Dannye, poluchennye astronomicheskimi observatorijami, kosmicheskimi teleskopami i fizicheskimi laboratorijami, stali tverdoj oporoj dlja teoreticheskoj fiziki, neskolko desjatiletij podrjad srazhajuschejsja za strojnuju, edinuju teoriju polja, dolzhnuju obedinit vse izvestnye vidy vzaimodejstvij. Po ubezhdeniju mnogikh, eto teorija strun, polozhenija i sledstvija kotoroj razvernuto tolkujut professory Khoking i Mlodinov. Chernaja materija i chernaja energija, o kotorykh my znaem lish blagodarja gravitatsionnym effektam, puteshestvija vo vremeni, na kotorye, kak schitaju avtory, "ne stoit poka delat stavok" - vsjo eto okazalos v fokuse ikh vnimanija. Izdanie soderzhit 37 tsvetnykh illjustratsij, dopolnjajuschikh i ukrashajuschikh tekst.

Stremitelnyj progress v oblasti tekhnologij i novye znanija ob ustrojstve vidimogo i nevidimogo mira zastavljajut fizikov-teoretikov iskat novye objasnenija ustanovivshemusja porjadku veschej. I naibolee intrigujuschimi ostajutsja rassuzhdenija o prostranstve i vremeni. S momenta publikatsii mirovogo bestsellera "Kratkaja istorija vremeni" professor Stiven Khoking vnimatelno sledil za razvitiem astrofiziki, poka nakonets ne nazrela neobkhodimost vvesti shirokuju publiku v kurs togo, chto izmenilos na perednem krae nauki. Tem vremenem my vplotnuju priblizilis k ponimaniju prirody Vselennoj vo vsej ee slozhnosti. V zakhvatyvajuschem dialoge s chitatelem, ispolzuja dostupnye dlja kazhdogo formulirovki, avtor raskryvaet sut kvantovoj mekhaniki, puteshestvij vo vremeni, chernykh dyr i teorii otnositelnosti. Tsentralnoe mesto Stiven Khoking po traditsii otvodit teorii vsego - kak my, obyvateli, privykli ee nazyvat, - ili edinoj teorii polja, Svjatomu Graalju sovremennoj fiziki.

George and Annie are off on another cosmic adventure to figure out why strange things are happening on Earth in the fourth book of the George's Secret Key series from Stephen and Lucy Hawking. George and his best friend Annie haven't had any space adventures for a while and they're missing the excitement. But not for long, because seriously strange things have started happening. Banks are handing out free money, supermarkets aren't able to charge for their products so people are getting free food, and aircrafts are refusing to fly. It looks like the world's biggest and best computers have all been hacked. And no one knows why... It's up to George and Annie to travel further into space than ever before in order to find out what--or who--is behind it.

The illustrated edition of Stephen Hawking's classic work - this edition includes an appendix with updates made by Professor Hawking in 2016. In this edition, Professor Hawking explains his complex theories through a fresh visual dimension.

Einstein said that the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. But was he right? Can the quantum theory of fields and Einstein's general theory of relativity, the two most accurate and successful theories in all of physics, be united into a single quantum theory of gravity? Can quantum and cosmos ever be combined? In The Nature of Space and Time, two of the world's most famous physicists--Stephen Hawking (A Brief History of Time) and Roger Penrose (The Road to Reality)--debate these questions. The authors outline how their positions have further diverged on a number of key issues, including the spatial geometry of the universe, inflationary versus cyclic theories of the cosmos, and the black-hole information-loss paradox. Though much progress has been made, Hawking and Penrose stress that physicists still have further to go in their quest for a quantum theory of gravity.