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Brief answers to the big questions Cover Image Book Book

Brief answers to the big questions / Stephen Hawking.

Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018 (author.). Redmayne, Eddie, 1982- (writer of foreword.). Thorne, Kip S., (writer of introduction.). Hawking, Lucy, (Eriter of afterword.).

Summary:

Offers the renowned scientist's final thoughts on using science to address the most important challenges facing humanity.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781984819192 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1984819194 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xxiii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First U.S. edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, [2018]

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General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword: Eddie Redmayne -- An introduction: Kip Thorne -- Why we must ask the big questions -- Is there a God? -- How did it all begin? -- Is there other intelligent life in the universe? -- Can we predict the future? -- What is inside a black hole? -- Is time travel possible? -- Will we survive on Earth? -- Should we colonise space? -- Will artificial intelligence outsmart us? -- How do we shape the future? -- Afterword: Lucy Hawking.

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