"a single equation: ""E"" = ""mc"". The book does employ a number of complex models, diagrams, and other illustrations to detail some of the concepts it explores. In ""A Brief History of Time"", Stephen Hawking attempts to explain a range of subjects in cosmology, including the Big Bang, black holes and light cones, to the nonspecialist reader. His main goal is to give an overview of the subject, but he also attempts to explain some complex mathematics. In the 1996 edition of the book and subsequent editions, Hawking discusses the possibility of time travel and wormholes and explores the possibility"
"A Short History of the World (Blainey) A Short History of the World is a general history non-fiction book written by Australian historian Geoffrey Blainey. First published in 2000 by Penguin Books, it describes over 4 million years of history, from before the first people left Africa, through to the current day. In 2007 Blainey released an abridged (492 pages) paperback version of the book titled ""A Very Short History of the World"". He also released a double audio CD set of the same name. A book of the same title was written by H. G. Wells in 1920. British"
"A Short History of the World (H. G. Wells) A Short History of the World is a period-piece non-fictional historic work by English author H. G. Wells first published by Cassell & Co, Ltd Publishing in 1922. It was first published in Penguin Books in 1936. It was republished under Penguin Classics in 2006. The book was largely inspired by Wells's earlier 1919 work ""The Outline of History"". The book is 344 pages in total, summarising the scientific knowledge of the time regarding the history of Earth and life. It starts with its origins, goes on to explain the development"
"A Little History of the World A Little History of the World (originally in German, ""Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser"") is a history book by Ernst Gombrich. It was written in 1935 in Vienna, Austria, when Gombrich was 26 years old. He was rewriting it for English readers when he died in 2001, at 92, in London. Gombrich insisted that only he translate the book into English. After his death, the translation was completed by Caroline Mustill, an assistant to Gombrich from 1995 until his death, and his granddaughter Leonie Gombrich. It was published in 2005 by Yale University"
"historian John Roberts published ""A Short History of the World"" in 1997, as a followup to his larger 1994 book ""History of the World"". A Short History of the World (Blainey) A Short History of the World is a general history non-fiction book written by Australian historian Geoffrey Blainey. First published in 2000 by Penguin Books, it describes over 4 million years of history, from before the first people left Africa, through to the current day. In 2007 Blainey released an abridged (492 pages) paperback version of the book titled ""A Very Short History of the World"". He also released"
"A Short History of the Future A Short History of the Future is a book by W. Warren Wagar which was first published in 1989 and underwent two substantive revisions (1992 and 1999). It is a fictitious narrative history of the ensuing two centuries, from the vantage point of the year 2200. The first version imagined a far more prominent role for the Soviet Union, which collapsed shortly after the publication. The final revision incorporates a brief section on the year 1989 as a revolutionary year. The first section deals with the present time leading up to Wagar's idea of"
"book: ""Lucky children will have this book read to them. Intelligent adults will read it for themselves and regain contact with the spirit of European humanism at its best."" A Little History of the World A Little History of the World (originally in German, ""Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser"") is a history book by Ernst Gombrich. It was written in 1935 in Vienna, Austria, when Gombrich was 26 years old. He was rewriting it for English readers when he died in 2001, at 92, in London. Gombrich insisted that only he translate the book into English. After his death,"
"what individuals wanted"". The Guardian complimented Atali for his predictions about the future in ""A Brief History of the Future"". A Brief History of the Future A Brief History of the Future is a speculative futurology book about the next 50 years by Jacques Attali. The original edition was published by Fayard in 2006. The first third of the book retraces Human history from prehistory to today, with an emphasis on the rise of capitalism around 1200. It describes Dumézil's three Orders (religious, military and economic) as the ""ritual order"", the ""imperial order"" and the ""merchant order"", noting that the"
"in ARTnews (Jan. 1966), all by the American artist Ad Reinhardt. The three texts illustrate aspects of the artist's theory of art"" The Shape of Time The Shape of Time: Remarks on the History of Things is a short book by George Kubler, published in 1962 by Yale University Press. It presents an approach to historical change which challenges the notion of style by placing the history of objects and images in a larger continuum. Kubler proposes new forms of historical sequencing where objects and images provide solutions to evolving problems. Kubler lays out a perspective where processes of innovation,"
"an anarchic one (represented by his ""Small Revolution""). Both are continually offered as alternatives to global capitalism without such analysis. Criticism of the book suggested that Wagar was merely replaying the history of the 20th Century along a lengthier timeline. A Short History of the Future A Short History of the Future is a book by W. Warren Wagar which was first published in 1989 and underwent two substantive revisions (1992 and 1999). It is a fictitious narrative history of the ensuing two centuries, from the vantage point of the year 2200. The first version imagined a far more prominent"
"Earlier in his career, while employed by the Cambridge University Press, he was the editor in question when Stephen Hawking famously put the success of his bestseller ""A Brief History of Time"" down to advice from his editor that for every equation in the book the readership would be halved. As a result, the book included only a single equation, E = mc2. Jointly with Jacqueline Mitton, he occasionally gives astronomy lectures on cruise ships. Recent assignments were with Fred. Olsen and Cunard. He stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Castle ward in the Cambridge City Council election, 2015,"
"multiple histories into one complete unified theory that will describe everything that happens in the universe."" ""The Universe in a Nutshell"" is winner of the Aventis Prizes for Science Books 2002. The Universe in a Nutshell The Universe in a Nutshell is a 2001 book about theoretical physics by Stephen Hawking. It is generally considered a sequel and was created to update the public concerning developments since the multi-million-copy bestseller ""A Brief History of Time"" published in 1988. In it Hawking explains to a general audience various matters relating to the Lucasian professor's work, such as Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem and"
"A Brief History of the Future A Brief History of the Future is a speculative futurology book about the next 50 years by Jacques Attali. The original edition was published by Fayard in 2006. The first third of the book retraces Human history from prehistory to today, with an emphasis on the rise of capitalism around 1200. It describes Dumézil's three Orders (religious, military and economic) as the ""ritual order"", the ""imperial order"" and the ""merchant order"", noting that the ""merchant order"" came to supersede the two others. The book hypothesizes that ""merchant order"" went through nine successive geographical ""cores"""
"The Universe in a Nutshell The Universe in a Nutshell is a 2001 book about theoretical physics by Stephen Hawking. It is generally considered a sequel and was created to update the public concerning developments since the multi-million-copy bestseller ""A Brief History of Time"" published in 1988. In it Hawking explains to a general audience various matters relating to the Lucasian professor's work, such as Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem and P-branes (part of superstring theory in quantum mechanics). He tells the history and principles of modern physics. He seeks to ""combine Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and Richard Feynman's idea of"
"The Shape of Time The Shape of Time: Remarks on the History of Things is a short book by George Kubler, published in 1962 by Yale University Press. It presents an approach to historical change which challenges the notion of style by placing the history of objects and images in a larger continuum. Kubler proposes new forms of historical sequencing where objects and images provide solutions to evolving problems. Kubler lays out a perspective where processes of innovation, replication, and mutation are in continuous conversation through time. Kubler begins the chapter by discussing ""The Limitations of Biography"" where he lays"
"A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything by American author Bill Bryson is a popular science book that explains some areas of science, using easily accessible language that appeals more so to the general public than many other books dedicated to the subject. It was one of the bestselling popular science books of 2005 in the United Kingdom, selling over 300,000 copies. ""A Short History"" deviates from Bryson's popular travel book genre, instead describing general sciences such as chemistry, paleontology, astronomy, and particle physics. In it, he explores time from the Big Bang to the"
"Asimov's Chronology of the World Asimov's Chronology of the World is a 1991 book by Isaac Asimov, in which the author explains in chronological order important events that happened from the Big Bang until the end of World War II. Each chapter covers a certain time period. The chapter is then broken down into headings for each important empire or country of the time and describes the events that happened there during that chapter's time period. The book is mostly a literary and comprehensive summary on historic people, events, and their connection and influence in historical and geographical context. Unlike"
"Once on a Time Once On A Time is a fairy tale created by A. A. Milne. Written in 1917, Milne's own introduction begins 'This is an odd book', and indeed it is very difficult to classify. Ostensibly a typical fairytale, it tells the story of the war between the kingdoms of Euralia and Barodia and the political shenanigans which take place in Euralia in the king's absence, all supposedly rewritten by Milne from the writings of the fictional historian ""Roger Scurvilegs"". Milne created the story to contain believable, three-dimensional characters, rather than the stereotypes which will satisfy children. Hence"
"The Omnibus of Time The Omnibus of Time is a collection of science fiction short stories by Ralph Milne Farley. It was first published in 1950 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 1,500 copies. An additional 500 copies were bound as a Gnome Press edition and sold through an associated book club. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines ""Top-Notch"", ""Amazing Stories"", ""Thrilling Wonder Stories"", ""Weird Tales"", ""Argosy"", ""Fantasy Book"" and ""Science Fiction Digest"". Farley revised stories to eliminate ""many mathematico-physical footnotes"", which he compiled and rewrote as ""After Math"", presenting ""the various scientific theories"
"Exhibit Piece ""Exhibit Piece"" is a 1954 science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story is an early exploration of the concept of shifting realities, a common theme in Dick's subsequent works. The protagonist is a future historian of the 20th century and finds himself shifting in time from the future to that time period. At first, it is unclear whether he is merely a man from the past imagining a future life, or vice versa. The ending of the story remains ambiguous, as it is revealed that with the use of a ""time gate"" the"
"in the Time War. During 1965, Poul Anderson developed the same basic theme, a time war fought between two powerful factions who confront each other throughout time and use people of past periods as their soldiers, in the novel ""The Corridors of Time"". (Digital transcription of serialized version) The Big Time The Big Time (1958) is a short science fiction novel by American writer Fritz Leiber. Awarded the Hugo Award during 1958, ""The Big Time"" was published originally in two parts in ""Galaxy Magazine""'s March and April 1958 issues, illustrated by Virgil Finlay. It was subsequently reprinted in book form"
"of time, and compar[ing] all my own various inconsistent theories and techniques"". While ""The Golden City"" was described as excerpted from a soon-to-be published novel, the full-length work did not appear until 2006. ""New York Times"" reviewer Basil Davenport reported that ""Readers who enjoy mathematical paradoxes, as well as those who enjoy science fiction, will find this good entertainment."" The Omnibus of Time The Omnibus of Time is a collection of science fiction short stories by Ralph Milne Farley. It was first published in 1950 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 1,500 copies. An additional 500 copies"
"History (short story) ""History"" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the March 1941 issue of ""Super Science Stories"" and reprinted in the 1972 collection ""The Early Asimov"". ""History"" was written in the first half of September 1940. Asimov submitted the story on 13 September to John W. Campbell of ""Astounding Science Fiction"", who rejected it. He then submitted it to Frederik Pohl, who accepted the story for ""Super Science Stories"" on 11 October. ""History"" concerns a Martian scholar named Ullen who is researching Earth's history. A former student named John Brewster tells"
"The Forest of Time ""The Forest of Time"" is an alternate history novella by science-fiction writer Michael Flynn. It was originally published in the June 1987 issue of ""Analog"" magazine. In 1988, the story was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novella. It was reprinted in the anthologies """" (1988) and """" (1998), as well as Flynn's short story collection ""The Forest of Time and Other Stories"" (1997). The story is set in an alternative world wherein the Thirteen Colonies, after gaining independence from Britain, did not succeed in creating the United States, but instead developed into separate and"
"Glimpses of World History Glimpses of World History, a book published by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1942, is a panoramic sweep of the history of humankind. It is a collection of 196 letters on world history written from various prisons in British India between 1930–1933. The letters were written to his young daughter Indira, and were meant to introduce her to world history. The letters start off with one he sends to his daughter on her birthday. He says he is sad about not being able to send her any ""material"" gift from prison, so he would try to give her"
"Sidewise in Time ""Sidewise in Time"" is a science fiction short story by American writer Murray Leinster that was first published in the June 1934 issue of ""Astounding Stories"". ""Sidewise in Time"" served as the title story for Leinster's second story collection in 1950. The Sidewise Award for Alternate History, established in 1995 to recognize the best alternate history stories and novels of the year, was named in honor of ""Sidewise in Time."" Professor Minott is a mathematician at Robinson College in Fredericksburg, Virginia who has determined that an apocalyptic cataclysm is fast approaching that could destroy the entire universe."
"Bibliography The Time of Her Time ""The Time of Her Time"" is a 1959 short story written by Norman Mailer, first appearing in his miscellany ""Advertisements for Myself"". The story depicts macho Irish Catholic bullfighting instructor Sergius O'Shaugnessy and his sexual conquest of a young, middle-class Jewish college girl, Denise Gondelman. The short story was adapted to film in 2000 by Francis Delia. On multiple occasions, Mailer has touted ""The Time of Her Time"" as ""the godfather of ""Lolita""."" In a 1958 letter to Mickey Knox, Mailer describes ""Time"" as part of a novel-in-progress: ""it's interesting I believe, real blow"
"independent nation-state, distinct from and often fighting with its neighbors, Pennsylvanisch would have had a chance to become the official and dominant language, which later immigrants would learn upon arrival. The Forest of Time ""The Forest of Time"" is an alternate history novella by science-fiction writer Michael Flynn. It was originally published in the June 1987 issue of ""Analog"" magazine. In 1988, the story was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novella. It was reprinted in the anthologies """" (1988) and """" (1998), as well as Flynn's short story collection ""The Forest of Time and Other Stories"" (1997). The"
"Concise History of Humanity The Concise History of Humanity or Chronicles ( ""Tarikhu 'al-Mukhtasar fi Akhbar al-Bashar"", or ""Tarikh Abi al-Fida"" History of Abu al-Fida), is a history book written by Abu al-Fida Ismail Ibn Hamwi in 1315 and continued by the author to 1329. It extends from the creation of the world and is a universal history dealing with pre-Islamic and Islamic history down to 1329. It was translated into Latin, French and English. Abu al-Fida relies on his own sources and his own experiences (he was at the front of events as a fighter) but also very much"
"A Study of History A Study of History is a 12-volume universal history by the British historian Arnold J. Toynbee, published in 1934–61. It received enormous popular attention but according to historian Richard J. Evans, ""enjoyed only a brief vogue before disappearing into the obscurity in which it has languished."" Toynbee's goal was to trace the development and decay of 19 world civilizations in the historical record, applying his model to each of these civilizations, detailing the stages through which they all pass: genesis, growth, time of troubles, universal state, and disintegration. The 19 major civilizations, as Toynbee sees them,"
"Rome with massive consequences for the present day. A more recent example is ""Making History"" by Stephen Fry, in which a time machine is used to alter history so that Adolf Hitler was never born. This ironically results in a more competent leader of the Third Reich, resulting in the country's ascendancy and longevity in this altered timeline. H.G. Wells' ""cross-time"" or ""many universes"" variant (see above) was fully developed by Murray Leinster in his 1934 short story ""Sidewise in Time"", in which sections of the Earth's surface begin changing places with their counterparts in alternate timelines. Fredric Brown employed"
"A Short History of the English People A Short History of the English People is a book written by English historian John Richard Green. Published in 1874, ""it is a history, not of English Kings or English Conquests, but of the English People."" Green began work on the book in 1869, having been given only six months to live after being hit hard by disease that had plagued him throughout his life. Only having around 800 pages to write on, he had to leave out much of what he wanted to include. Green intentionally left out the battles of England"
"Extempore (short story) ""Extempore"" (alternate title ""The Beach Where Time Began"") is a science fiction short story by American writer Damon Knight. It first appeared in the August 1956 issue of ""Infinity Science Fiction"" and has been reprinted twice, in ""Far Out"" (1961) and ""The Best of Damon Knight"" (1976). Albert Rossi, a New York dishwasher, learns to travel through time. Once started, he continues at an accelerated pace, continuing until the end of time and then starting over. By an effort of will he manages to stop at a ""scarlet beach with its golden laughing people"". But he is"