New Releases by Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking, uno de los pensadores más influyentes de nuestro tiempo, se ha convertido en un icono intelectual no sólo por la osadía de sus ideas científicas, sino tambien por la claridad y agudeza con que sabe expresarlas. En este libro, Hawking nos conduce hasta la frontera misma de la física teórica -donde la verdad supera muchas veces a la ficción-- para explicarnos en terminos verdaderamente sencillos, y en ocasiones muy divertidos, los principios que rigen nuestro universo. Con su peculiar entusiasmo, el profesor Hawking nos incita a acompañarle en un colosal viaje por el espacio tiempo, hacia un increíble país de las maravillas en el que partículas, membranas y cuerdas danzan en once dimensiones, donde los agujeros negros se evaporan y desaparecen llevándose consigo su secreto, y donde habita la pequeña nuez -la semilla cósmica originaria--de la que surgió nuestro universo.áEl universo en una cáscara de nuezáes imprescindible para cuantos deseamos comprender el universo en que vivimos. Como ya sucedió con laáHistoria del tiempo, Hawking nos ilumina y nos conmueve, porque a traves de su lectura experimentamos tambien nosotros la.

Inspire kids to ask the big questions about Earth and the cosmos with this stunningly illustrated version of Professor Stephen Hawking''s final message to humankind. We are all time travelers journeying together into the future. But let us work together to make that future a place we want to visit. Scientist and educator Stephen Hawking spent his life trying to unravel the mysteries of the universe. But, he still had many questions—and he wanted every reader, every child, to come together to help answer them: How can we save the planet? How can we learn to be there for one another? Adapted from Professor Hawking’s posthumous 2020 Earth Day message, You and the Universe is his first picture book and is a tribute to the littlest citizens of Earth, highlighting the power of coming together and creating a better tomorrow.

''If you feel you are in a black hole, don''t give up. There''s a way out'' What is inside a black hole? Is time travel possible? Throughout his extraordinary career, Stephen Hawking expanded our understanding of the universe and unravelled some of its greatest mysteries. In What Is Inside a Black Hole? Hawking takes us on a journey to the outer reaches of our imaginations, exploring the science of time travel and black holes. ''The best most mind-bending sort of physics'' The Times Brief Answers, Big Questions: this stunning paperback series offers electrifying essays from one of the greatest minds of our age, taken from the original text of the No. 1 bestselling Brief Answers to the Big Questions.

O guia perfeito para os jovens leitores que desejam desvendar os segredos do Universo — e entender um pouco mais sobre como chegamos até aqui. Como a vida na Terra começou? Do que o nosso planeta é feito? Afinal, existe vida em algum outro lugar do Universo? E o que você faria se os robôs assumissem o controle do mundo? O físico Stephen Hawking e sua filha Lucy reuniram em um único volume as respostas para essas e muitas outras perguntas. Com diversos artigos assinados por cientistas, professores, astronautas e ativistas do mundo inteiro, os textos tratam dos mais diversos assuntos, como os indícios de que Marte pode ter abrigado as primeiras formas de vida do nosso Sistema Solar, a genética, a evolução do ser humano no nosso planeta e até o futuro que nos aguarda: será muito cedo para falarmos sobre ética robótica? Como será a política daqui a alguns anos? E as cidades do futuro, serão parecidas com as de hoje em dia? Com uma linguagem rápida, capaz de explicar temas complexos com facilidade, esta é uma leitura perfeita para quem já teve vontade de viajar através do tempo e do espaço, conhecer galáxias distantes ou simplesmente quer saber um pouco mais sobre o mundo que nos cerca — e imaginar o que vem a seguir.

Cuvânt înainte de Eddie Redmayne • Introducere de Kip S. Thorne • Postfaţă de Lucy Hawking • Traducere de Doru Căstăian Există Dumnezeu? Cum a început totul? Putem prezice viitorul? E posibilă călătoria în timp? Ar trebui să colonizăm spațiul? Ne va depăși inteligența artificială? Această carte și răspunsurile pe care ni le oferă reprezintă ultima mărturie a uneia dintre cele mai strălucite minți. „Răspunsuri scurte la marile întrebări aruncă o lumină vie asupra viitorului științei și omenirii.“ — The Wall Street Journal „Ultimul mesaj al lui Hawking către omenire este… plin de optimism.“— CNN „Răspunsuri scurte la marile întrebări e o carte pe care orice om interesat de viitorul omenirii ar trebui să o citească… Ea reprezintă darul de bun-rămas al lui Hawking.“ — NPR „Hawking este un simbol al măreției minții umane.“ — The Washington Post „Vreau să mă alătur celor care spun că e imperios necesar să acţionăm neîntârziat pentru a face faţă provocărilor majore care stau azi înaintea omenirii. Sper ca în viitor, când eu nu voi mai fi, oamenii care deţin puterea să dea dovadă de creativitate, curaj şi capacitate de a conduce lumea aşa cum trebuie. Fie ca ei să se poată ridica la înălţimea proiectelor noastre de dezvoltare şi să acţioneze nu în interes propriu, ci în interesul nostru, al tuturor. Sunt cât se poate de conştient de cât de preţios este timpul. Să preţuim acest moment. Să acţionăm!“ — STEPHEN HAWKING

Introducere şi note de David ShukmanTraducere de Alexandru Anghel „Una dintre cele mai strălucite minți științifice de la Einstein încoace." - Daily Express În 2016, Stephen Hawking a abordat în cadrul Prelegerilor Reith, BBC, un subiect care l-a fascinat întreaga viață – găurile negre. Faimosul fizician susține că dacă am reuși să înțelegem găurile negre și felul în care pun la încercare natura spațiului și timpului, am fi mai aproape de dezlegarea misterelor universului. Se spune că realitatea este uneori mai ciudată decât ficțiunea, ceea ce nicăieri nu este mai adevărat decât în cazul găurilor negre. Ele sunt mai ciudate decât orice și-au imaginat vreodată autorii de literatură științifico-fantastică.

Discover the universe in a nutshell, with chapters on everything from the creation of the universe to time travel to the future of humanity, all in an easy-to-read, illustrated package. Have you ever wondered how our universe began? Or what it takes to put humans on the moon? Do you know what happens in the microscopic world of a life-saving vaccine? What would you do if you could travel through space and time? Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this beautiful collection of up-to-the-minute essays, mind-blowing facts and out-of-this-world colour photographs, by the world''s leading scientists including Professor Stephen Hawking himself. This unmissable volume was curated by Stephen and Lucy Hawking, whose George series of children''s books was a global hit. The series is punctuated with fascinating real-life facts and insights from leading scientists. Now this incredible non-fiction has been collected into one bumper volume, with new content from key scientific figures and up-to-the-minute facts and figures for readers young and old. The ideal book for curious young readers everywhere. READERS LOVE UNLOCKING THE UNIVERSE: "Despite its scientific content the essays are written in a very accessible style and the many topics investigated which range from the physical explanations of the universe to earth science to robotics and future predictions. Highly recommended for curious minds from around 10 years upwards" - Sue Warren, Blogger "My 9 y.o. loves this book. We''ve previously discussed a lot of the concepts, but this seems to answer questions I hadn''t thought of, but my son wanted to know" "A glorious scientific gaze at our world, and the universe beyond in a fact-filled volume that will keep curious kids occupied for ages" - ReadItDaddy blog "An excellent book that will do wonders to raise enthusiasm for science among young and old readers alike" - Jonali Karmakar, Blogger

Esta esclarecedora obra ilustrada nos ofrece una historia del universo del Big Bang a los agujeros negros. Acompañada de asombrosas imágenes de la NASA y una serie de magníficas ilustraciones, presentamos en esta nueva edición las siete conferencias sobre la historia del universo del colosal físico británico Stephen W. Hawking. Ptolomeo, Newton, Einstein, la mecánica cuántica, los agujeros negros y la teoría de la gran unificación desfilan por estas páginas, invitando al lector a redescubrir los infi nitos misterios del universo. «Recuerda mirar siempre a las estrellas y no abajo hacia tus pies.» Stephen W. Hawking Reseñas: «Siete conferencias de un ciclo desarrollado por el autor y destinado a un público no especialista ante el que Hawking derrocha claridad, acercamiento a la comprensión de sus oyentes y hasta rasgos de humor.» El Cultural «Un libro exquisito. En definitiva, auténtica poesía del infinito.» Leer «Explica las complejidades de la física del cosmos con una maravillosa claridad [...] su mente es extraordinariamente poderosa.» The New York Review of Books

El gran llegat de Stephen Hawking. Abans de la seva mort al març de 2018, Hawking estava treballant en el projecte d''un llibre que recopilés les seves respostes a les "grans" qüestions que se li plantejaven sovint i que oscil·laven més enllà del seu camp acadèmic. Jugant a rememorar el títol del seu llibre més famós, el llibre recull els últims pensaments de Hawkings respecte a les grans preguntes sobre l''univers. Amb la seva intel·ligència i humor característics, s''agrupen en quatre grans capítols: 1) Per què estem aquí? 2) Sobreviurem, els humans? 3) La tecnologia ens salvarà o ens destruirà? 4) Com podem progressar? El llibre inclou textos introductoris de pensadors reconeguts, com Neil DeGrasse, Sir David Attenborough o altres grans noms de col·laboradors o amics del físic, i un text d''Eddy Redmayne, l''actor que va interpretar Hawking a The Theory of Everything.

Ce sont les objets les plus mystérieux de notre cosmos, des monstres si denses qu''ils engloutissent à jamais tout ce qui passe à leur portée, même la lumière. Du moins le croyait-on, jusqu''à ce que Stephen Hawking montre que les trous noirs s''évaporent en émettant des particules dans l''espace ... Pourquoi ne sont-ils pas si noirs? Que deviennent les astres qui ont le malheur de s''en approcher de trop près? Se pourrait-il que les trous noirs soient la porte d''entrée vers d''autres univers? C''est bien ce que suggère le grand physicien, qui nous livre ici le fruit d''une vie de recherche et les dernières et stupéfiantes nouvelles de ces entités. (4e de couverture).

When George and Annie are selected as junior astronauts, it is a dream come true until they learn that strange things are happening on Earth as well as in the skies.

Join George and Annie as they explore the galaxy in this cosmic adventure series from acclaimed scientist Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy Hawking. This four-book collection includes: George’s Secret Key to the Universe George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt George and the Big Bang George and the Unbreakable Code

Join George and Annie as they explore the galaxy in this cosmic adventure series from acclaimed scientist Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy Hawking. This three-book collection includes: George’s Secret Key to the Universe George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt George and the Big Bang

Stephen Hawking este fizicianul de excepţie care, imobilizat într-un cărucior, suferind din tinereţe de sindromul lateral amiotrofic, ţine legătura cu lumea printr-un calculator care „vorbeşte“ în locul lui. Ceea ce nu-l împiedică să se afle, prin studiile sale, în avangarda cercetărilor privind spaţiul, timpul, originea universului şi particulele elementare. Marele succes al cărţilor sale de popularizare Scurtă istorie a timpului şi Universul într-o coajă de nucă a schimbat perspectiva publicului asupra întrebărilor esenţiale ale fizicii. Volumul de faţă, superbă lecţie de gândire creatoare, conţine deopotrivă pagini autobiografice şi eseuri ştiinţifice. Cartea se încheie cu un interviu al cărui punct de pornire e muzica: ce discuri ar lua Hawking cu el pe o insulă pustie?... „Nu sunt de acord cu punctul de vedere că universul este un mister, despre care am putea avea numai intuiţii, fără a-l putea însă analiza sau înţelege vreodată în întregime.“ (Stephen W. HAWKING)

În recenta sa scriere memorialistică al cărei titlu trimite, evident, la Scurtă istorie a timpului, steaua cea mai strălucitoare a unei întregi serii de cărţi despre misterele universului, Stephen Hawking se priveşte pentru prima oară pe sine, trecându-şi în revistă viaţa şi opera de fizician teoretician. Bogat ilustrată cu fotografii puţin cunoscute, această autobiografie concisă şi sinceră are accente de umor fin şi de înţelepciune. Autorul n-a ocolit detaliile gravei maladii care, deşi l-a transformat într-un invalid, nu l-a împiedicat să gândească şi să creeze. Un capitol e dedicat îndelungatei geneze a Scurtei istorii a timpului. În alte capitole, Hawking îşi prezintă cu modestie, în fraze simple, esenţializate, remarcabilele contribuţii în cosmologie – ceea ce face ca Scurtă istorie a vieţii mele să se adauge, de fapt, amintitei serii de cărţi despre univers. „Pentru colegii mei sunt un fizician ca oricare altul, dar pentru publicul larg am devenit, probabil, cel mai cunoscut om de ştiinţă din lume. Am avut o viaţă plină şi satisfăcătoare. Am convingerea că invalizii trebuie să se concentreze asupra lucrurilor pe care handicapul nu-i împiedică să le realizeze şi să nu regrete ceea ce nu pot realiza. În ceea ce mă priveşte, am reuşit să fac aproape tot ce am vrut.“ (Stephen W. HAWKING)

Stephen Hawking, unul dintre cei mai influenti ganditori contemporani, e cunoscut nu numai pentru ideile sale indraznete, dar si pentru modul clar si plin de spirit in care stie sa le exprime. Universul intr-o coaja de nuca ne poarta catre frontierele fizicii actuale, acolo unde realitatea e deseori mai stranie decat fictiunea, pentru a explica publicului larg principiile care guverneaza universul. Peisajul e fantastic: particule, suprafete si corzi se misca in unsprezece dimensiuni, gaurile negre se evapora si dispar, luand cu ele taina lor, iar samanta din care s-a nascut universul e o infima coaja de nuca. Perspectivele pe care Hawking le deschide sunt si ele fabuloase: calatoria in timp, viitorul unei omeniri dominate de inteligenta artificiala, soarta finala a universului. Universul intr-o coaja de nuca, publicata pentru prima data in Anglia si Statele Unite in 2001, continua celebrul best-seller Scurta istorie a timpului si se adreseaza publicului larg, preocupat de nasterea si soarta universului si a omului, avand, in plus, o extrem de bogata, eleganta si sugestiva componenta grafica, ce o face sa arate ca un adevarat album de arta. Aparitia ei in Romania va constitui, nu ne indoim, un mare eveniment, dovada interesul aratat de mai multe reviste care au publicat in avanpremiera ample fragmente insotite de ilustratii spectaculoase.

Pour la première fois, l''astrophysicien Stephen Hawking se confie et raconte l''extra-ordinaire aventure de sa vie. Si son oeuvre scientifique est connue grâce au succès planétaire d''Une brève histoire du temps, l''itinéraire de cet esprit unique reste néanmoins mystérieux, occulté par la maladie neurodégénérative qui meurtrit son corps. L''éducation qu''il reçut favorisa-t-elle l''éclosion de son génie ? Quelle fut sa formation intellectuelle dans l''Angleterre d''après-guerre, d''Oxford à Cambridge, où il occupa longtemps la chaire de mathématiques ? Où cet être d''exception a-t-il puisé la force de mener une recherche d''excellence, d''aimer deux femmes avec passion et d''élever ses trois enfants ? Teinté d''une pudeur sensible et d''un humour corrosif, ce livre constitue avant tout un message d''espoir, une leçon de vie d''une grande puissance émotionnelle.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Stephen Hawking has dazzled readers worldwide with a string of bestsellers exploring the mysteries of the universe. Now, for the first time, perhaps the most brilliant cosmologist of our age turns his gaze inward for a revealing look at his own life and intellectual evolution. My Brief History recounts Stephen Hawking’s improbable journey, from his postwar London boyhood to his years of international acclaim and celebrity. Lavishly illustrated with rarely seen photographs, this concise, witty, and candid account introduces readers to a Hawking rarely glimpsed in previous books: the inquisitive schoolboy whose classmates nicknamed him Einstein; the jokester who once placed a bet with a colleague over the existence of a particular black hole; and the young husband and father struggling to gain a foothold in the world of physics and cosmology. Writing with characteristic humility and humor, Hawking opens up about the challenges that confronted him following his diagnosis of ALS at age twenty-one. Tracing his development as a thinker, he explains how the prospect of an early death urged him onward through numerous intellectual breakthroughs, and talks about the genesis of his masterpiece A Brief History of Time—one of the iconic books of the twentieth century. Clear-eyed, intimate, and wise, My Brief History opens a window for the rest of us into Hawking’s personal cosmos.

George tries to escape a host of problems by going to Switzerland to help his friend Annie''s father, Eric, run an experiment exploring the origins of the universe, but faces saboteurs and a mysterious message from George''s old nemesis, Reeper, there. Includes scientific essays. Illustrations.

George is heartbroken when his neighbor Annie and her father move to Florida, but when Annie sends him a message telling him she has been contacted by aliens with a terrible warning, he joins her in a galaxy-wide search for answers.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Thirteen extraordinary essays shed new light on the mystery of the universe—and on one of the most brilliant thinkers of our time. “[Hawking] sprinkles his explanations with a wry sense of humor and a keen awareness that the sciences today delve not only into the far reaches of the cosmos, but into the inner philosophical world as well.”—The New York Times Book Review In his phenomenal bestseller A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking literally transformed the way we think about physics, the universe, reality itself. In these thirteen essays and one remarkable extended interview, the man widely regarded as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein returns to reveal an amazing array of possibilities for understanding our universe. Building on his earlier work, Hawking discusses imaginary time, how black holes can give birth to baby universes, and scientists’ efforts to find a complete unified theory that would predict everything in the universe. With his characteristic mastery of language, his sense of humor and commitment to plain speaking, Stephen Hawking invites us to know him better—and to share his passion for the voyage of intellect and imagination that has opened new ways to understanding the very nature of the cosmos.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A whirlwind tour of fundamental physics and cosmology.”—The Wall Street Journal “Fascinating . . . a wealth of ideas [that] leave us with a clearer understanding of modern physics in all its invigorating complexity.”—Los Angeles Times When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent “grand design” of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion—or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow present the most illuminating scientific thinking about these and other abiding mysteries of the universe, in nontechnical language marked by brilliance and simplicity. According to quantum theory, the cosmos does not have just a single existence or history. The authors explain that we ourselves are the product of quantum fluctuations in the early universe and show how quantum theory predicts the “multiverse”—the idea that ours is just one of many universes that appeared spontaneously out of nothing, each with different laws of nature. They conclude with a riveting assessment of M-theory, an explanation of the laws governing our universe that is currently the only viable candidate for a “theory of everything”: the unified theory that Einstein was looking for, which, if confirmed, would represent the ultimate triumph of human reason. A succinct, startling, and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, The Grand Design is a book that will inform—and provoke—like no other.

Take a rollercoaster ride through the vastness of space and, in the midst of an exciting adventure, discover the mysteries of physics, science and the universe with George, his new friends next door the scientist Eric and his daughter, Annie and a super-intelligent computer called Cosmos, which can take them to the edge of a black hole and back again. Or can it? And who else would like to get their hands on Cosmos? A funny and hugely informative romp through space, time and the universe.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORS The science classic made more accessible • More concise • Illustrated FROM ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT MINDS OF OUR TIME COMES A BOOK THAT CLARIFIES HIS MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS Stephen Hawking’s worldwide bestseller A Brief History of Time remains a landmark volume in scientific writing. But for years readers have asked for a more accessible formulation of its key concepts—the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, and the history and future of the universe. A Briefer History of Time is Professor Hawking’s response. Although “briefer,” this book is much more than a mere explanation of Hawking’s earlier work. A Briefer History of Time both clarifies and expands on the great subjects of the original, and records the latest developments in the field—from string theory to the search for a unified theory of all the forces of physics. Thirty-seven full-color illustrations enhance the text and make A Briefer History of Time an exhilarating and must-have addition in its own right to the great literature of science and ideas.

Bestselling author and physicist Stephen Hawking explores the "masterpieces" of mathematics, 25 landmarks spanning 2,500 years and representing the work of 15 mathematicians, including Augustin Cauchy, Bernard Riemann, and Alan Turing. This extensive anthology allows readers to peer into the mind of genius by providing them with excerpts from the original mathematical proofs and results. It also helps them understand the progression of mathematical thought, and the very foundations of our present-day technologies. Each chapter begins with a biography of the featured mathematician, clearly explaining the significance of the result, followed by the full proof of the work, reproduced from the original publication.