01412cam a2200265 4500 1261962257 TxAuBib 871110s1988||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 87033333 9780553052435 0553052438 9780553053401 055305340X (OCoLC)8301 DLC eng DLC UBA NOR LVB NLGGC BTCTA YDXCP DEBBG YVO ZWZ CIA TULIB TXJON MCW MNM GBVCP OCLCO OCLCA CNNAI OCLCF AUD TxAuBib Hawking, Stephen, 1942- A brief history of time : from the big bang to black holes / Stephen W. Hawking ; introduction by Carl Sagan ; illustrations by Ron Miller. Toronto : Bantam Books, 1988. x, 198 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes index. Includes index. Our picture of the universe -- Space and time -- The expanding universe -- The uncertainty principle -- Elementary particles and the forces of nature -- Black holes -- Black holes ain't so black -- The origin and fate of the universe -- The arrow of time -- The unification of physics. Provides an introduction to today's scientific ideas about the cosmos and reviews past theories. Also covers black holes, quarks, antimatter, and other mysteries of physics. Cosmology.