Universe In A Nutshell

In a fascinating and accessible discussion that ranges from quantum mechanics, to time travel, black holes to uncertainty theory, to the search for science's Holy Grail - the unified field theory (or in layman's terms the 'theory of absolutely everything') Professor Hawking once more takes us to the cutting edge of modern thinking.

The author of the multi-million selling }A Brief History Of Time{ brings us fully up to date with the advances in scientific thinking, and explains that we are now nearerthan ever to a full understanding of the universe. A discussion of scientific issues from quantum mechanics to time travel, and from black holes to uncertainty theory, with specially commissioned illustrations throughout.