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A Brief History of Time

by Stephen W. Hawking • 1988

A universe from nothing, glowing black holes, and the question physics still cannot answer.

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400k+

Immersive

A Brief History of Time

A universe from nothing, glowing black holes, and the question physics still cannot answer.

by Stephen W. Hawking 1988 226 pages

4.21

400k+ ratings

Cosmos

by Carl Sagan • 1980

From exploding stars to conscious minds: a cosmic journey that ends with a choice.

4.40

100k+

🔭 Cosmology 🚀 Space Exploration 👽 Extraterrestrial Life

Cosmos

From exploding stars to conscious minds: a cosmic journey that ends with a choice.

by Carl Sagan 1980 324 pages

4.40

100k+ ratings

🔭 Cosmology 🚀 Space Exploration 👽 Extraterrestrial Life

The Science of Interstellar

by Kip S. Thorne • 2015

Black holes bend time. Wormholes need exotic matter. Interstellar's physicist explains.

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🧠 Theoretical Physics 🌌 Black Holes ⏱️ General Relativity

The Science of Interstellar

Black holes bend time. Wormholes need exotic matter. Interstellar's physicist explains.

by Kip S. Thorne 2015 336 pages

4.30

6k+ ratings

🧠 Theoretical Physics 🌌 Black Holes ⏱️ General Relativity

A Universe from Nothing

by Lawrence M. Krauss • 2012

No creator required. Physics now shows how a universe can emerge from nothing.

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🧬 Quantum Cosmology ⚛️ New Atheism 💥 Cosmic Origins

A Universe from Nothing

No creator required. Physics now shows how a universe can emerge from nothing.

by Lawrence M. Krauss 2012 204 pages

3.94

30k+ ratings

🧬 Quantum Cosmology ⚛️ New Atheism 💥 Cosmic Origins

The Hidden Reality

by Brian Greene • 2011

A single unsettling destination modern physics keeps reaching: our universe is not the only one.

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🧬 Theoretical Physics 🌌 Parallel Universes 🪡 String Theory

The Hidden Reality

A single unsettling destination modern physics keeps reaching: our universe is not the only one.

by Brian Greene 2011 384 pages

4.11

21k+ ratings

🧬 Theoretical Physics 🌌 Parallel Universes 🪡 String Theory

Just Six Numbers

by Martin J. Rees • 1999

The difference between a living universe and a dead one is six numbers.

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🌌 Cosmology ⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🎯 Cosmic Fine-Tuning

Just Six Numbers

The difference between a living universe and a dead one is six numbers.

by Martin J. Rees 1999 208 pages

3.96

5k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmology ⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🎯 Cosmic Fine-Tuning

Brief Answers to the Big Questions

by Stephen W. Hawking • 2018

Time travel might work, but the feedback loop of climate disaster probably kills us first.

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🌌 Cosmology 🕳️ Black Holes ⚛️ Quantum Physics

Brief Answers to the Big Questions

Time travel might work, but the feedback loop of climate disaster probably kills us first.

by Stephen W. Hawking 2018 152 pages

4.26

88k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmology 🕳️ Black Holes ⚛️ Quantum Physics

The Theory of Everything

by Stephen W. Hawking • 2002

If a universe can arise from nothing, what role remains for a creator?

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🌌 Cosmology 🕳️ Black Holes ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics

The Theory of Everything

If a universe can arise from nothing, what role remains for a creator?

by Stephen W. Hawking 2002 176 pages

4.18

28k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmology 🕳️ Black Holes ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

by Neil deGrasse Tyson • 2017

From cosmic speck to the atoms in your bones: a quick tour of the universe.

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🪐 Astrophysics Explainers 🔭 Modern Cosmology ✨ Cosmic Awe

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

From cosmic speck to the atoms in your bones: a quick tour of the universe.

by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2017 223 pages

4.08

200k+ ratings

🪐 Astrophysics Explainers 🔭 Modern Cosmology ✨ Cosmic Awe

Hyperspace

by Michio Kaku • 1994

One idea unifies physics: add dimensions and the laws simplify. Why the cosmos may need ten.

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🌀 Higher Dimensions 🧵 String Theory 🌌 Multiverse Theories

Hyperspace

One idea unifies physics: add dimensions and the laws simplify. Why the cosmos may need ten.

by Michio Kaku 1994 359 pages

4.15

24k+ ratings

🌀 Higher Dimensions 🧵 String Theory 🌌 Multiverse Theories

The Fabric of the Cosmos

by Brian Greene • 2004

Space stretches, time is relative, and your present moment is an illusion.

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⚛️ Modern Physics 🌌 Cosmology ⏱️ Relativity

The Fabric of the Cosmos

Space stretches, time is relative, and your present moment is an illusion.

by Brian Greene 2004 569 pages

4.13

40k+ ratings

⚛️ Modern Physics 🌌 Cosmology ⏱️ Relativity

The First Three Minutes

by Steven Weinberg • 1977

Three minutes after the Big Bang, the universe fixed its elemental recipe forever.

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🌌 Physical Cosmology 💥 Big Bang Theory ⏳ Early Universe

The First Three Minutes

Three minutes after the Big Bang, the universe fixed its elemental recipe forever.

by Steven Weinberg 1977 224 pages

4.10

13k+ ratings

🌌 Physical Cosmology 💥 Big Bang Theory ⏳ Early Universe

The Universe in a Nutshell

by Stephen W. Hawking • 2001

How can a three-dimensional universe be a flat hologram? The physics that points toward an answer.

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🧠 Theoretical Physics 🌌 Modern Cosmology ⏳ Spacetime

The Universe in a Nutshell

How can a three-dimensional universe be a flat hologram? The physics that points toward an answer.

by Stephen W. Hawking 2001 216 pages

4.18

45k+ ratings

🧠 Theoretical Physics 🌌 Modern Cosmology ⏳ Spacetime

A Briefer History of Time

by Stephen W. Hawking • 2005

Why time only runs forward, how black holes evaporate, and where physics must start over.

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🔭 Modern Cosmology ⚛️ Theoretical Physics ⏳ Arrow Of Time

A Briefer History of Time

Why time only runs forward, how black holes evaporate, and where physics must start over.

by Stephen W. Hawking 2005

4.26

43k+ ratings

🔭 Modern Cosmology ⚛️ Theoretical Physics ⏳ Arrow Of Time

Physics of the Impossible

by Michio Kaku • 2008

Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.

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⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🔮 Speculative Science 📖 Popular Physics

Physics of the Impossible

Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.

by Michio Kaku 2008 329 pages

4.09

41k+ ratings

⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🔮 Speculative Science 📖 Popular Physics

The Elegant Universe

by Brian Greene • 1999

Physics' sixty-year civil war. String theory says both sides win, if reality has ten dimensions.

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🧵 String Theory ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 🌐 General Relativity

The Elegant Universe

Physics' sixty-year civil war. String theory says both sides win, if reality has ten dimensions.

by Brian Greene 1999 464 pages

4.10

100k+ ratings

🧵 String Theory ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 🌐 General Relativity

Pale Blue Dot

by Carl Sagan • 1994

On a single pixel: everyone who ever lived. The scientific case that makes space our only insurance.

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🔭 Planetary Science 🚀 Space Exploration 🌌 Cosmic Perspective

Pale Blue Dot

On a single pixel: everyone who ever lived. The scientific case that makes space our only insurance.

by Carl Sagan 1994 384 pages

4.34

39k+ ratings

🔭 Planetary Science 🚀 Space Exploration 🌌 Cosmic Perspective

The Grand Design

by Stephen W. Hawking • 2010

A landscape of 10^500 possible universes explains the fine-tuning of ours, no designer required.

4.06

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⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🌀 Quantum Cosmology 📜 History Of Science

The Grand Design

A landscape of 10^500 possible universes explains the fine-tuning of ours, no designer required.

by Stephen W. Hawking 2010 199 pages

4.06

77k+ ratings

⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🌀 Quantum Cosmology 📜 History Of Science

Parallel Worlds

by Michio Kaku • 2004

A multiverse explains our improbable existence, and may offer an escape when this universe freezes.

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🔭 Cosmology ⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🎻 String Theory

Parallel Worlds

A multiverse explains our improbable existence, and may offer an escape when this universe freezes.

by Michio Kaku 2004 428 pages

4.21

22k+ ratings

🔭 Cosmology ⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🎻 String Theory

The Black Hole War

by Leonard Susskind • 2008

Hawking said black holes destroy information. Susskind spent thirty years proving he was wrong.

4.13

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🪐 Theoretical Physics 🕳️ Black Holes ⚛️ Quantum Gravity

The Black Hole War

Hawking said black holes destroy information. Susskind spent thirty years proving he was wrong.

by Leonard Susskind 2008 480 pages

4.13

11k+ ratings

🪐 Theoretical Physics 🕳️ Black Holes ⚛️ Quantum Gravity

Cycles of Time

by Roger Penrose • 2010

Before our Big Bang, another universe died. Its gravitational echoes may still be visible overhead.

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🪐 Theoretical Cosmology ⏳ Entropy And Time 🕳️ Black Hole Physics

Cycles of Time

Before our Big Bang, another universe died. Its gravitational echoes may still be visible overhead.

by Roger Penrose 2010 320 pages

3.93

2k+ ratings

🪐 Theoretical Cosmology ⏳ Entropy And Time 🕳️ Black Hole Physics

A Brief Welcome to the Universe

by Neil deGrasse Tyson • 2021

A quick spin through the cosmos: what stars cook, why galaxies flee, how long we last.

4.03

500+

🪐 Modern Cosmology 🔭 Astrophysics 🌌 Cosmic Scale

A Brief Welcome to the Universe

A quick spin through the cosmos: what stars cook, why galaxies flee, how long we last.

by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2021 242 pages

4.03

500+ ratings

🪐 Modern Cosmology 🔭 Astrophysics 🌌 Cosmic Scale

Letters from an Astrophysicist

by Neil deGrasse Tyson • 2019

The universe doesn't care about your opinions. An astrophysicist's letters on why that's liberating.

4.06

8k+

🎙️ Science Communication 🌌 Cosmic Perspective 🔍 Scientific Skepticism

Letters from an Astrophysicist

The universe doesn't care about your opinions. An astrophysicist's letters on why that's liberating.

by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2019 272 pages

4.06

8k+ ratings

🎙️ Science Communication 🌌 Cosmic Perspective 🔍 Scientific Skepticism

The God Equation

by Michio Kaku • 2021

Three forces unified. Gravity alone resists. The ten-dimensional theory that might finally crack it.

4.11

8k+

🧮 Theoretical Physics 📜 History Of Physics 🎻 String Theory

The God Equation

Three forces unified. Gravity alone resists. The ten-dimensional theory that might finally crack it.

by Michio Kaku 2021 225 pages

4.11

8k+ ratings

🧮 Theoretical Physics 📜 History Of Physics 🎻 String Theory

Dreams of a Final Theory

by Steven Weinberg • 1987

Fundamental physics stalled in the 1970s. The only clues left are beauty and symmetry.

4.07

3k+

🌌 Fundamental Physics ⚛️ Quantum Physics 🤔 Philosophy Of Science

Dreams of a Final Theory

Fundamental physics stalled in the 1970s. The only clues left are beauty and symmetry.

by Steven Weinberg 1987 340 pages

4.07

3k+ ratings

🌌 Fundamental Physics ⚛️ Quantum Physics 🤔 Philosophy Of Science

Death by Black Hole

by Neil deGrasse Tyson • 2006

Stars made every atom in your body. They can also kill you. Welcome to the universe.

4.10

32k+

🪐 Astrophysics 🌌 Cosmology 📝 Essay Collections

Death by Black Hole

Stars made every atom in your body. They can also kill you. Welcome to the universe.

by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2006 384 pages

4.10

32k+ ratings

🪐 Astrophysics 🌌 Cosmology 📝 Essay Collections

Time Travel in Einstein's Universe

by J. Richard Gott III • 2001

Einstein's two routes to time travel, and why no one from the future has shown up.

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2k+

🔬 Relativity Theory 🌀 Spacetime Physics ⏳ Time Dilation

Time Travel in Einstein's Universe

Einstein's two routes to time travel, and why no one from the future has shown up.

by J. Richard Gott III 2001 304 pages

4.07

2k+ ratings

🔬 Relativity Theory 🌀 Spacetime Physics ⏳ Time Dilation

If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

by Stephen Webb • 2002

Fifty answers to Fermi's paradox: we're alone, we're doomed, or we're in a galactic zoo.

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1k+

🌌 Extraterrestrial Life 🔬 Astrobiology 🤔 Fermi Paradox

If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

Fifty answers to Fermi's paradox: we're alone, we're doomed, or we're in a galactic zoo.

by Stephen Webb 2002 288 pages

4.20

1k+ ratings

🌌 Extraterrestrial Life 🔬 Astrobiology 🤔 Fermi Paradox

Endless Universe

by Paul J. Steinhardt • 2007

The Big Bang was not the beginning. A trillion-year cycle of collisions remakes the universe.

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🌌 Cosmology ⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🔁 Cyclic Universe

Endless Universe

The Big Bang was not the beginning. A trillion-year cycle of collisions remakes the universe.

by Paul J. Steinhardt 2007 304 pages

4.12

1k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmology ⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🔁 Cyclic Universe

The Goldilocks Enigma

by Paul C.W. Davies • 2006

A handful of numbers enable existence. Their precision mocks chance. The search for why.

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1k+

⚖️ Cosmic Fine-Tuning 🌌 Multiverse Theory 👁️ Anthropic Principle

The Goldilocks Enigma

A handful of numbers enable existence. Their precision mocks chance. The search for why.

by Paul C.W. Davies 2006 350 pages

4.06

1k+ ratings

⚖️ Cosmic Fine-Tuning 🌌 Multiverse Theory 👁️ Anthropic Principle

On the Origin of Time

by Thomas Hertog • 2023

The universe has no single origin story. Hawking's last theory: our questions shape the cosmic past.

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🔭 Physical Cosmology 🧮 Theoretical Physics ⚛️ Quantum Cosmology

On the Origin of Time

The universe has no single origin story. Hawking's last theory: our questions shape the cosmic past.

by Thomas Hertog 2023 352 pages

4.06

2k+ ratings

🔭 Physical Cosmology 🧮 Theoretical Physics ⚛️ Quantum Cosmology

To Infinity and Beyond

by Neil deGrasse Tyson • 2023

A cosmic tour where emptiness isn't empty, time bends, and most of reality remains invisible.

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🔭 Astrophysics 🪐 Solar System 🌌 Cosmology

To Infinity and Beyond

A cosmic tour where emptiness isn't empty, time bends, and most of reality remains invisible.

by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2023 319 pages

4.31

1k+ ratings

🔭 Astrophysics 🪐 Solar System 🌌 Cosmology

Bad Astronomy

by Philip Plait • 2002

From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.

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Bad Astronomy

From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.

by Philip Plait 2002 277 pages

4.04

5k+ ratings

The Particle at the End of the Universe

by Sean Carroll • 2012

An invisible field gives matter its mass. The half-century hunt to detect its faint vibration.

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🧿 Particle Physics 🔬 Big Science 🌑 Dark Matter

The Particle at the End of the Universe

An invisible field gives matter its mass. The half-century hunt to detect its faint vibration.

by Sean Carroll 2012 320 pages

4.06

4k+ ratings

🧿 Particle Physics 🔬 Big Science 🌑 Dark Matter

Coming of Age in the Milky Way

by Timothy Ferris • 2003

Our cosmic address was once a tiny sphere with Earth at its center. How we found the real one.

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🔭 History Of Cosmology 🌌 Cosmic Perspective 💥 Big Bang Cosmology

Coming of Age in the Milky Way

Our cosmic address was once a tiny sphere with Earth at its center. How we found the real one.

by Timothy Ferris 2003 512 pages

4.16

3k+ ratings

🔭 History Of Cosmology 🌌 Cosmic Perspective 💥 Big Bang Cosmology

Gravitation and Cosmology

by Steven Weinberg • 1972

A textbook that doesn't ask you to imagine curved spacetime; it proves you can't avoid it.

4.50

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🌀 General Relativity 🌌 Cosmology 📐 Spacetime Geometry

Gravitation and Cosmology

A textbook that doesn't ask you to imagine curved spacetime; it proves you can't avoid it.

by Steven Weinberg 1972 688 pages

4.50

177 ratings

🌀 General Relativity 🌌 Cosmology 📐 Spacetime Geometry

Pillars of Creation

by Richard Panek • 2024

A ten-billion-dollar telescope with 344 ways to fail, and the universe it found in one morning.

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🔭 Space Telescopes 🌌 Astrophysics 💥 Cosmic Origins

Pillars of Creation

A ten-billion-dollar telescope with 344 ways to fail, and the universe it found in one morning.

by Richard Panek 2024 256 pages

4.02

500+ ratings

🔭 Space Telescopes 🌌 Astrophysics 💥 Cosmic Origins

The End of Everything

by Katie Mack • 2020

Five ways the universe ends, from a cold fade to a quantum bubble that deletes reality.

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🪐 Cosmology ⚛️ Theoretical Physics 💥 End Of The Universe

The End of Everything

Five ways the universe ends, from a cold fade to a quantum bubble that deletes reality.

by Katie Mack 2020 226 pages

4.25

13k+ ratings

🪐 Cosmology ⚛️ Theoretical Physics 💥 End Of The Universe

The Last Three Minutes

by Paul C.W. Davies • 1995

The universe will die: here are the hows, and loopholes that might let intelligence outlast it.

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1k+

🧬 Cosmology 🚀 Astrophysics ⏳ Deep Time

The Last Three Minutes

The universe will die: here are the hows, and loopholes that might let intelligence outlast it.

by Paul C.W. Davies 1995 176 pages

3.80

1k+ ratings

🧬 Cosmology 🚀 Astrophysics ⏳ Deep Time

The Quantum Universe

by Brian Cox • 2011

A theory that defies common sense underlies transistors, lasers, and every atom in your body.

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⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 📖 Popular Physics 💥 Particle Physics

The Quantum Universe

A theory that defies common sense underlies transistors, lasers, and every atom in your body.

by Brian Cox 2011 272 pages

3.76

4k+ ratings

⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 📖 Popular Physics 💥 Particle Physics

Why Does E=mc2? by Cox, Brian, Forshaw, Jeff [Da Capo Press, 2010] (Paperback) [Paperback]

by Cox • 2009

Chase a light beam: it still outruns you. That single fact rebuilds spacetime from scratch.

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⚛️ Modern Physics 🕰️ Relativity Theory 🔭 Theoretical Physics

Why Does E=mc2? by Cox, Brian, Forshaw, Jeff [Da Capo Press, 2010] (Paperback) [Paperback]

Chase a light beam: it still outruns you. That single fact rebuilds spacetime from scratch.

by Cox 2009

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10k+ ratings

⚛️ Modern Physics 🕰️ Relativity Theory 🔭 Theoretical Physics

The Orbital Perspective

by Ron Garan • 2015

An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.

3.80

205

🪐 Overview Effect 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Global Cooperation

The Orbital Perspective

An astronaut's 71-million-mile view shows Earth borderless, and a plan for fixing global problems.

by Ron Garan 2015 208 pages

3.80

205 ratings

🪐 Overview Effect 🔗 Systems Thinking 🌐 Global Cooperation

Interstellar

by Avi Loeb • 2023

An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.

3.52

500+

🧬 Astrobiology 🚀 Space Exploration 👽 Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Interstellar

An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.

by Avi Loeb 2023 252 pages

3.52

500+ ratings

🧬 Astrobiology 🚀 Space Exploration 👽 Extraterrestrial Intelligence

The Universe Within

by Neil Shubin • 2013

Your body is a clock tuned to Earth's rotation and a museum of cosmic history.

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2k+

🏛️ Big History ⏳ Deep Time ✨ Cosmic Origins

The Universe Within

Your body is a clock tuned to Earth's rotation and a museum of cosmic history.

by Neil Shubin 2013 240 pages

3.88

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Big History ⏳ Deep Time ✨ Cosmic Origins

Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

by Stephen W. Hawking • 1993

Black holes are not black, imaginary time behaves like space, and everything is determined.

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🌌 Cosmology ⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🕳️ Black Holes

Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

Black holes are not black, imaginary time behaves like space, and everything is determined.

by Stephen W. Hawking 1993 182 pages

4.18

18k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmology ⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🕳️ Black Holes

Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran

by Stephen Maran • 1999

No math, no jargon: the astronomy guide that starts with 'look up' and builds from there.

3.86

500+

☄️ Amateur Astronomy 🌌 Popular Astronomy 🔭 Stargazing Guides

Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran

No math, no jargon: the astronomy guide that starts with 'look up' and builds from there.

by Stephen Maran 1999

3.86

500+ ratings

☄️ Amateur Astronomy 🌌 Popular Astronomy 🔭 Stargazing Guides

What Is Relativity?

by Jeffrey O. Bennett • 2014

Why time slows down, space shrinks, and gravity isn't a force: the plain-English version.

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500+

⏱️ Relativity 🌌 Cosmology 🧠 Conceptual Physics

What Is Relativity?

Why time slows down, space shrinks, and gravity isn't a force: the plain-English version.

by Jeffrey O. Bennett 2014 204 pages

4.33

500+ ratings

⏱️ Relativity 🌌 Cosmology 🧠 Conceptual Physics

George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt

by Lucy Hawking • 2009

A strange signal pulls two kids through a supercomputer portal on an interplanetary treasure hunt.

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🌌 Interplanetary Adventure 🌀 Portal Travel 🔬 Kid Scientists

George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt

A strange signal pulls two kids through a supercomputer portal on an interplanetary treasure hunt.

by Lucy Hawking 2009 320 pages

4.20

3k+ ratings

🌌 Interplanetary Adventure 🌀 Portal Travel 🔬 Kid Scientists

Stephen Hawking

by Leonard Mlodinow • 2020

He wrote a 10-million-copy bestseller by twitching his cheek. The physics inside was stranger still.

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⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🌌 Cosmology 📖 Scientific Memoir

Stephen Hawking

He wrote a 10-million-copy bestseller by twitching his cheek. The physics inside was stranger still.

by Leonard Mlodinow 2020 240 pages

4.03

500+ ratings

⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🌌 Cosmology 📖 Scientific Memoir

The Elephant in the Universe

by Govert Schilling • 2022

Eighty-four percent of matter is invisible. A century-long hunt has yet to catch it.

4.07

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🌌 Cosmology ⚛️ Particle Physics 📜 History Of Science

The Elephant in the Universe

Eighty-four percent of matter is invisible. A century-long hunt has yet to catch it.

by Govert Schilling 2022 376 pages

4.07

265 ratings

🌌 Cosmology ⚛️ Particle Physics 📜 History Of Science

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