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"A Brief History of Time" by SH

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  1. Avarice 21 Avarice 21 is offline

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    Jul 4th, 2009 (7/4/2009 3:36pm)

    An earlier post about Stephen Hawking sparked my interest in him. So I'd like to read his most famous book: A Brief History of Time. I'm not a physicist. I've only taken one introductory course in physics and a the basic calculus series in college. Would this book be over my head? The origins of the universe and the cosmos and "what is out there" have always intrigued me. Has anyone read this book or other books by Hawking? The way the book is described on wikipedia makes it seem like it is written for the lay person, but I don't know if this is true.
  2. ccm ccm is offline

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    Jul 4th, 2009 (7/4/2009 3:38pm) in reply to Avarice 21

    it was written for the layman
  3. skeeze666 skeeze666 is offline

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    Jul 4th, 2009 (7/4/2009 3:55pm) in reply to Avarice 21

    Of course it's for you... that's why it's a 'brief' history and not an expanded history
  4. Avarice 21 Avarice 21 is offline

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    Jul 4th, 2009 (7/4/2009 3:59pm) in reply to skeeze666

    If anyone has read both versions, which is better in your opinion, the longer original version or the more concise updated version?
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  5. gosalukis83 gosalukis83 is offline

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    Jul 4th, 2009 (7/4/2009 4:04pm) in reply to Avarice 21

    I would go with A Briefer History of Time. It has some updated stuff and is the newer version
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