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Brief Answers to the Big Questions
Stephen Hawking answers questions such as whether God exists, how the universe began and whether we can predict the future, with short essays on black holes, artificial intelligence and humanity's prospects.
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- First published
- 2018
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 298
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want short, accessible essays on cosmology from a famous physicist.
Skip this if you want a deep or technical treatment of physics.
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- What is Brief Answers to the Big Questions about?
- Stephen Hawking answers questions such as whether God exists, how the universe began and whether we can predict the future, with short essays on black holes, artificial intelligence and humanity's prospects.
- Who should read Brief Answers to the Big Questions?
- Read it if you want short, accessible essays on cosmology from a famous physicist. Skip it if you want a deep or technical treatment of physics.
- How long and how fast is Brief Answers to the Big Questions?
- It is a medium-paced, short read of about 298 pages, first published in 2018.
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