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Stephen Hawking's phenomenal, multimillion-copy bestseller, A Brief History of Time, introduced the ideas of this brilliant theoretical physicist to readers all over the world. Now, in a major publishing event, Hawking returns with a lavishly illustrated sequel that unravels the mysteries of the major breakthroughs that have occurred in the years since the release of his acclaimed first book.
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Reviews (2) and details of The Universe in a Nutshell

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Where the science of black holes, gravitational waves, and time travel will likely lead us. Our minds tell us that some things in the universe must be true. The New Physics tells us that they are not, and in the process, blurs the line between science and science fiction. Here are six accessible essays by those who walk that line, moving ever further out in discovering the patterns of nature, aimed at readers who share their fascination with the deepest mysteries of the universe. * Richard Price: "An Introduction to Spacetime Physics" * Stephen Hawking: "Chronology Protection" * Igor Novikov: "Can We Change the Past?" * Ki... Rest of this review on the detail page
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Reviews (1) and details of The Future of Spacetime

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A very complete book on the history of and the theory behind cryptology, and all the attempts in history to break codes, including decrypting ancient languages (not really ment as a code, but a code to modern day researchers anyway). For me, the mathematics got a bit too hard sometimes, but skipping those bits still allowed me to follow the trail of the history throughout the book. The book opens with the story of the cracking of the 'Magic' code as used by the Japanese in the beginning of the second world war. This is a good opener to set the stage for the rest of the book, both in how hard it can be to crack codes and how much of an influence codecracking has been on history. The book goes on with a history of cryptography and code... Rest of this review on the detail page
(Review by Koos van den Hout)
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Reviews (2) and details of The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing

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For readers of the 'discworld' series, this book is a bit different. As the scientists of the Unseen University create a miniature world (what we think of as earth) and research this world, the book takes us on a tour of the history and current state of science. Both a book in the real Terry Pratchett style and a good book to get a read on the current state of science in all kinds of departments. Recommended!
(Review by Koos van den Hout)
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Reviews (3) and details of The Science of Discworld

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