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Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking

edriessen's review

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2.0

I expected the book to be a good fit for me, but thought it was a bit too technical at times. Some chapters are very readable, others get quite technical. I enjoyed his Brief History of Time more, which I think has a better technical pacing. Probably because it’s focused around a single topic. If you want to read one of his books, I recommend that one.

Over de Nedelandse versie: ik vond de vertaling mwa. Het lijkt er soms op dat de vertaling te veel de Engelse zinsstructuur aanhoudt. Dit leest soms onnodig moeilijk.

vali_p's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

danacanterino's review against another edition

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4.0

Soy una persona de ciencias sociales, por lo que adentrarme en libros científicos me cuesta muchísimo (más, porque lo que sé de ciencia es por el colegio secundario y ver algunos documentales en internet). Pero este libro, si bien tiene momentos que me mareaba, es bastante accesible. Más, porque hace una mezcla entre lo científico y la mirada de lo que era Stephen Hawking como persona.
Fue agradable leer lo que pensaba del universo, lo que pensaba del futuro, de cómo veía a la humanidad, el futuro, los males, la religión, etc. Fue un pantallazo rápido de sus pensamientos en temas importantes y creo que todos los que tengan un mínimo interés, deberían leer este libro.

vincentngo's review

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adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

cansadop's review

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hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.25

luukfernandes's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

lucita_knjige's review against another edition

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4.0

Ovog puta sam razumijela 80% knjige. Dovoljno je poglupljeno da čak i totalni antitalent za fiziku kao što sam ja može s guštom čitati.

zainab's review

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4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the recent discoveries in astrophysics and cosmology. The information gets very complex at points but simple enough to at least grasp the general meaning to someone with some physics background.
Whereas this book is titled ANSWERS to big questions, I should add that the only answer given is that there are no answers. Only what we know now to be true and what could happen to help reach a definite answer in the future.

skan's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

is_book_loring's review against another edition

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5.0

Our future is a race between the growing power of our technology and the wisdom with which we use it. Let's make sure that wisdom wins.