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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A whirlwind tour of fundamental physics and cosmology.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Fascinating . . . a wealth of ideas [that] leave us with a clearer understanding of modern physics in all its invigorating complexity.”—Los Angeles Times
When and how did the universe begin? Why…
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Stephen Hawking spent a life time examining profound questions about the universe. In this book, Explains many of the key theories about the universe in a way a lay person can understand.
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