Covering subjects ranging from the personal to the wholly scientific this is a collection ... more
of Stephen Hawking's essays and other pieces revealing him as scientist man concerned world citizen and imaginative thinker. He recalls his first experience o...
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Stephen Hawking's essays and other pieces. They reveal him as scientist, man, concerned world citizen and imaginative thinker. A transcript of his conversation on "Desert Island Discs" is included.
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, just think for a while, do Aliens exist?
?No, No, this is not the X files?
Are we really so pompous that we believe we are alone in the universe? If there are any Aliens about, why should they bother seeking us out? To them we must appear like ants crawling over a dung heap. I don?t think our track record is that good so far? The Human race seems intent on destroying our planet, waging wars and decimating endangered species? we must have destroyed more species than the common cold.
?Thank you for blowing your nose, I?ll take that as an agreement?
If there are any aliens around I have a message for you, please stay away, Mankind is a contagious disease.
Probably, the most intelligent race lies under the sea, the Whales and the Dolphins. At least they don?t kill for pleasure.
I expect an essay on this, ?Who do we think we are ...
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EAN
9780553406634
Type
Non-Fiction
Genre
Science & Technology
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Title
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
Author
Stephen Hawking
ISBN
0553406639
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Covering subjects ranging from the personal to the wholly scientific this is a collection of Stephen Hawking's essays and other pieces revealing him as scientist man concerned world citizen and imaginative thinker. He recalls his first experience of nursery school punctures the arrogance of those who think science can best be understood only by other scientists explores the origins and the future of the universe and reflects on the phenomenon of his bestselling book A Brief History of Time". Some of the pieces reflect familiar material in fresh ways while others are entirely new - including the lengthy transcript of Hawking's conversation on "Desert Island Discs"."
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