Стивен Хокинг (Stephen Hawking)THE THEORY OF
EVERYTHING
THE ORIGIN AND FATE OF THE UNIVERSE
STEPHEN W. HAWKING
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THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
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First Jaico Impression: 2006
Tenth Jaico Impression: 2009
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Contents
INTRODUCTION
FIRST LECTURE
IDEAS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE
SECOND LECTURE
THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE
THIRD LECTURE
BLACK HOLES
FOURTH LECTURE
BLACK HOLES AIN’T SO BLACK
FIFTH LECTURE
THE ORIGIN AND FATE OF THE UNIVERSE
SIXTH LECTURE
THE DIRECTION OF TIME
SEVENTH LECTURE
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
INDEX
n this series of lectures I shall try to give an outline of what we think is the
history of the universe from the big bang to black holes. In the first lecture I