Black Holes: The Reith Lectures
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Published:5th May '16
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Stephen Hawking's BBC Reith Lectures on black holes, introduced and annotated by BBC Science Editor David Shukman , with illustrations throughout
In 2016 Professor Stephen Hawking delivered the BBC Reith Lectures on a subject that has fascinated him for decades - black holes. In these flagship lectures the legendary physicist argues that if we could only understand black holes and how they challenge the very nature of space and time, we could unlock the secrets of the universe.
“It is said that fact is sometimes stranger than fiction, and nowhere is that more true than in the case of black holes. Black holes are stranger than anything dreamed up by science fiction writers.”
In 2016 Professor Stephen Hawking delivered the BBC Reith Lectures on a subject that fascinated him for decades – black holes.
In these flagship lectures the legendary physicist argued that if we could only understand black holes and how they challenge the very nature of space and time, we could unlock the secrets of the universe.
Master of the Universe... One scientist's courageous voyage to the frontiers of the Cosmos * Newsweek *
He can explain the complexities of cosmological physics with an engaging combination of clarity and wit... His is a brain of extraordinary power * Observer *
One of the most brilliant scientific minds since Einstein * Daily Express *
To follow such a fine mind as it exposes such great problems is an exciting experience * Sunday Times *
The most brilliant British scientist of his generation * New Statesman *
ISBN: 9780857503572
Dimensions: 160mm x 110mm x 6mm
Weight: 53g
80 pages