A Briefer History of Time

An audiobook makes the most complex puzzles and sharp contradictions understandable—those that scientists strive to solve on the frontiers of the science of the universe.

"A Brief History of Time" is more than a broad commentary on the complex concepts and theories described in the legendary "Brief History of Time." Authors Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow, 17 years later, after having changed a great deal in astrophysics, look at age-old questions in a new way: the nature of space and time, the role of God in creating the world, the past and future of the universe. Data obtained by astronomical observatories, space telescopes, and physical laboratories have become solid support for theoretical physics, which for decades has been fighting for a lean, unified field theory capable of combining all known types of interactions. According to many, this is string theory, whose statements and implications are explained in detail by professors Hawking and Mlodinow. Black matter and black energy—about which we know only through gravitational effects—time travel that, as the authors believe, "shouldn’t be betting on just yet"—all of it has come under their attention.