Author: STEPHEN HAWKING
Title: Brief Answers to the Big Questions
Description: John Murray. Hardback. Pp: 256. The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work.nnIs there a God?nHow did it all begin?nCan we predict the future?nWhat is inside a black hole?nIs there other intelligent life in the universe?nWill artificial intelligence outsmart us?nHow do we shape the future?nWill we survive on Earth?nShould we colonise space?nIs time travel possible?nnThroughout his extraordinary career, Stephen Hawking expanded our understanding of the universe and unravelled some of its greatest mysteries. But even as his theoretical work on black holes, imaginary time and multiple histories took his mind to the furthest reaches of space, Hawking always believed that science could also be used to fix the problems on our planet.nnAnd now, as we face potentially catastrophic changes here on Earth - from climate change to dwindling natural resources to the threat of artificial super-intelligence - Stephen Hawking turns his attention to the most urgent issues for humankind.nnWide-ranging, intellectually stimulating, passionately argued, and infused with his characteristic humour, BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS, the final book from one of the greatest minds in history, is a personal view on the challenges we face as a human race, and where we, as a planet, are heading next.nnA percentage of all royalties will go to charity. ISBN: 9781473695986. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781473695986
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Title: Brief Answers to the Big Questions
Description: John Murray. Hardback. Pp: 256. The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work.nnIs there a God?nHow did it all begin?nCan we predict the future?nWhat is inside a black hole?nIs there other intelligent life in the universe?nWill artificial intelligence outsmart us?nHow do we shape the future?nWill we survive on Earth?nShould we colonise space?nIs time travel possible?nnThroughout his extraordinary career, Stephen Hawking expanded our understanding of the universe and unravelled some of its greatest mysteries. But even as his theoretical work on black holes, imaginary time and multiple histories took his mind to the furthest reaches of space, Hawking always believed that science could also be used to fix the problems on our planet.nnAnd now, as we face potentially catastrophic changes here on Earth - from climate change to dwindling natural resources to the threat of artificial super-intelligence - Stephen Hawking turns his attention to the most urgent issues for humankind.nnWide-ranging, intellectually stimulating, passionately argued, and infused with his characteristic humour, BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS, the final book from one of the greatest minds in history, is a personal view on the challenges we face as a human race, and where we, as a planet, are heading next.nnA percentage of all royalties will go to charity. ISBN: 9781473695986. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781473695986
Price: EUR 12.50 = appr. US$ 13.59 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 1919204
- Book number: 1919204
See more books from our catalog: Management & Economie