A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME

STEPHEN HAWKING

CONTENTS

Chapter 1 - Our Picture of the Universe...................................................................... 2

Chapter 2 - Space and Time....................................................................................... 10
Chapter 3 - The Expanding Universe.......................................................................... 23
Chapter 4 - The Uncertainty Principle......................................................................... 33
Chapter 5 - Elementary Particles and the Forces of Nature....................................... 38
Chapter 6 - Black Holes............................................................................................... 47
Chapter 7 - Black Holes Ain't So Black....................................................................... 57
Chapter 8 - The Origin and Fate of the Universe........................................................ 66
Chapter 9 - The Arrow of Time.................................................................................... 80
Chapter 10 - Wormholes and Time Travel.................................................................. 86
Chapter 11 - The Unification of Physics...................................................................... 92
Chapter 12 Conclusion............................................................................................. 102
Glossary....................................................................................................................... 107
Acknowledgments & About The Author....................................................................... 110