Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

This is a great book to read interesting

This is my favourite Hawking. I have read and re-read this book over the years and have just re-visited it after seeing the film. Each chapter a a separate essay, which means you never get stuck if one is a little difficult to understand. That said, Hawking writes about complex subjects in a way that even someone not at all versed in the subject can understand. That is a real gift. There was only one chapter I found remotely tricky, but it was all the same fascinating - I would just hate to have been asked to summarise it!

This book is a pretty quick read that touches on some deep subjects – from the way that the universe works to Hawking’s own struggle with ALS, what we have here is a selection of essays and lecture transcriptions from throughout Hawking’s lengthy career.The interesting thing here is the breadth of subjects that Hawking manages to take a look at – even when a piece has a specific theme, he often finds ways to crowbar in other subjects, but the crucial thing here is that they’re not at the expense of the actual essays. When Hawking brings in his personal life, or when he seems to be going off on a tangent, he’s actually finding a way to make it easier for readers to relate to the deep science that he actually wants to tackle.I’ve read a few Hawking books; this one is by far the easiest one to start with.

The book covers pretty difficult subjects, well, at least for me, but SH had made the best effort to simplify each topic. Also, love his style and sense of humour. Wish he had written more books aimed at the general public. Highly recommend.

Must read, stephen hawking was and still is amazing.

A book not to be put down until the end. Captivating and educational, however, easy for any one to grasp the theory. What am out standing account of the Universe.

very good and interesting to readit has very good insight things of space which I found very absorbing certainly good for people like me not very mathematical

I wouldn't recommend reading this unless you have a keen interest and prior knowledge of Stephen Hawking's work. Very interesting, although way over my head most of the time

“Black Holes and Baby Universes: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking is a masterpiece of scientific literature. In this collection, Hawking effortlessly bridges the gap between complex physics and accessible prose. His personal anecdotes add a touching dimension to the book. Each essay is a window into the mind of a true genius, making this a must-read for anyone intrigued by the mysteries of the universe. Hawking's legacy lives on through this remarkable work.

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Great book, Hawking speaks in a very fun way about serious topics! It's an excellent book!

An outstanding book of essays by Stephen Hawking over the course of his career. The latest in the book is from the early nineties, so new advances have been made since these were written, Several were on more personal than professional topics, including his childhood. I enjoyed those especially. He seems to have been a very brilliant, but humble person throughout his life. I would have like to learn more about his personal life.I enjoyed the professional essays as well, but they were harder for me to understand. He did a good job of presenting the material so a non-physics person could get the jest of it. Having some scientific background I appreciated his candor and willingness to talk about the possibility that his work would be proven wrong in the future. That physics was a fluid science and one has to keep an open mind. So many answers just lead to more questions. How they are able to look at things on a tiny scale and extrapolate that to the universe is mind boggling. It got my imagination fired up for sure.It's a pretty quick read. I could have gotten through it sooner if I hadn't gone back to reread several essays to try to understand them better.Stephen Hawking was a great man and we were fortunate he chose to share that greatness with the world.

Everything was as expected.