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As other viewers have noted, this is not a book in the same mode of [b:A Brief History of Time|3869|A Brief History of Time|Stephen Hawking|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1333578746s/3869.jpg|2192250]; it is a compendium of assorted essays and interviews and talks from 1976-1992. If you're curious to discover more of Stephen Hawking the man and evolving physicist (essays 1-6, and the interview at the end), this is your book. If you're look for more popular science, this is probably not it--though the science essays (7-13) are still devoid of the complex formulae found in whitepapers.

Hawking emerges from these pages a brilliant man who has persevered and maintained a solid character of balance and optimism in the face of detrimental physical limitation. He states that, after diagnosis, he "felt somewhat of a tragic character" and "took to listening to Wagner," but he also clears up the media-marketed rumors that he drank heavily (23). He presents his position that the physicist view of "reality" is really just a mathematical model used to describe observations--further, "[i]t is no good appealing to reality because we don't have a model independent (sic) concept of reality" (44).

In one essay, he cleverly refutes the anthropic principle (53); in another he makes clear that physicists, i.e. "the people who actually make the advances," do not think in terms of the categories that historians and philosophers subsequently assign to them (42); and in yet another he says that his desert island music would be Mozart's Requiem and his desert island book would be George Eliot's [b:Middlemarch|19089|Middlemarch|George Eliot|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1386924110s/19089.jpg|1461747] (keeping in mind that Shakespeare and the Bible are implied).

My head turned at this book selection. Stephen Hawking reading Middlemarch? Alas, he is a dynamic human being after all. ( )

Unfortunately, it was no better than a recap by way of various essays of his more well-known work. Very readable, but no new info. I should have just done a little rereading. ( )

Tras el exitazo cรณsmico de "Una breve historia del tiempo", el maestro Hawking empezรณ a darle a la manivela y produjo unos cuantos libros que, seguro, no estaban previstos inicialmente. ร‰ste es uno de ellos, una colecciรณn de breves artรญculos que empiezan con lo biogrรกfico (mi bisabuelo era de Sussex y se arruinรณ por comprar demasiadas granjas) y terminan con lo filosรณfico (hablemos de cรณmo la mecรกnica cuรกntica es compatible con el libre albedrรญo) pasando por el camino por bastante fรญsica. Un libro corto, disfrutable y muy bien escrito que se lee mucho mรกs fรกcilmente que el primero del autor. ( )

แƒกแƒขแƒ˜แƒ•แƒ”แƒœ แƒฐแƒแƒ™แƒ˜แƒœแƒ’แƒ˜แƒก แƒ”แƒกแƒ”แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒšแƒ”แƒฅแƒชแƒ˜แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก (แƒ“แƒ แƒ˜แƒœแƒขแƒ”แƒ แƒ•แƒ˜แƒฃ) แƒœแƒแƒ™แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜, แƒกแƒแƒ“แƒแƒช แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒ˜แƒกแƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒฉแƒ•แƒ”แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒแƒ“แƒ•แƒ˜แƒšแƒแƒ“ แƒ’แƒแƒกแƒแƒ’แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜แƒ— แƒ›แƒแƒ’แƒ˜แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ— แƒ™แƒแƒกแƒ›แƒแƒšแƒแƒ’แƒ˜แƒ˜แƒก แƒ˜แƒ› แƒ›แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒแƒ  แƒกแƒแƒ™แƒ˜แƒ—แƒฎแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ–แƒ” แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ–แƒ”แƒช แƒ™แƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒ”แƒ แƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒšแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒฃแƒจแƒแƒแƒ‘แƒ“แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒคแƒ˜แƒฅแƒ แƒแƒ‘แƒ“แƒ.
แƒ›แƒ”แƒชแƒœแƒ˜แƒ”แƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ—แƒ”แƒ›แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒ แƒ“แƒ, แƒจแƒ”แƒฎแƒ•แƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ— แƒแƒ•แƒขแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒแƒ’แƒ แƒแƒคแƒ˜แƒฃแƒš แƒ”แƒกแƒ”แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก, แƒกแƒขแƒ˜แƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜แƒก แƒแƒฏแƒแƒฎแƒฃแƒ  แƒชแƒฎแƒแƒ•แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒก, แƒแƒ“แƒ แƒ”แƒฃแƒš แƒกแƒ˜แƒงแƒ›แƒแƒฌแƒ•แƒ˜แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒžแƒ”แƒ แƒ˜แƒแƒ“แƒก, แƒ“แƒแƒแƒ•แƒแƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ—แƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒฏแƒแƒฎแƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒฅแƒ›แƒœแƒแƒก. แƒแƒฅแƒกแƒคแƒแƒ แƒ“แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒ™แƒ”แƒ›แƒ‘แƒ แƒ˜แƒฏแƒ˜แƒก แƒžแƒ”แƒ แƒ˜แƒแƒ“แƒก, แƒ’แƒแƒ˜แƒ’แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ— แƒ แƒแƒ’แƒแƒ  แƒ“แƒแƒ˜แƒฌแƒ”แƒ แƒ แƒกแƒขแƒ˜แƒ•แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜แƒก แƒ‘แƒ”แƒกแƒขแƒกแƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒ แƒ˜ "แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒแƒ™แƒšแƒ” แƒ˜แƒกแƒขแƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒ" แƒ“แƒ แƒ.แƒจ.
แƒšแƒ”แƒฅแƒชแƒ˜แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒฃแƒ›แƒ”แƒขแƒ”แƒกแƒแƒ‘แƒ 80-แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒ”แƒแƒ แƒ” แƒœแƒแƒฎแƒ”แƒ•แƒ แƒ˜แƒ— แƒ“แƒ 90-แƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒแƒกแƒแƒฌแƒงแƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜แƒ— แƒ—แƒแƒ แƒ˜แƒฆแƒ“แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ, แƒแƒกแƒ” แƒ แƒแƒ› แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ“แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜แƒ›แƒ” แƒšแƒ”แƒฅแƒชแƒ˜แƒ˜แƒก แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒ—แƒฎแƒ•แƒ”แƒ•แƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒกแƒแƒ›แƒงแƒแƒ แƒแƒก แƒ›แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒšแƒ˜แƒก แƒฌแƒ˜แƒœแƒแƒกแƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒ”แƒขแƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒก แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ“แƒ”แƒœแƒ˜แƒ›แƒ” แƒ›แƒœแƒ˜แƒจแƒ•แƒœแƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ•แƒแƒœแƒ˜ แƒžแƒ แƒแƒ‘แƒšแƒ”แƒ›แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ›แƒ—แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ แƒ˜แƒ’แƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒœแƒขแƒ”แƒ แƒžแƒ แƒ”แƒขแƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒกแƒชแƒ”แƒœแƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒแƒ™แƒšแƒ˜แƒ. แƒ แƒแƒช แƒกแƒ แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜แƒแƒ“ แƒ’แƒแƒกแƒแƒ’แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ แƒกแƒแƒ›แƒงแƒแƒ แƒแƒก แƒแƒฉแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ— แƒ’แƒแƒคแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ‘แƒœแƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒ แƒ’แƒ˜แƒ แƒฃแƒคแƒ แƒ แƒแƒฎแƒแƒšแƒ˜ แƒแƒฆแƒ›แƒแƒฉแƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ, แƒ”แƒก แƒงแƒแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒ•แƒ” แƒ’แƒแƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ—แƒชแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒฃแƒš แƒ›แƒ™แƒ˜แƒ—แƒฎแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒก แƒแƒ’แƒ แƒซแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒ แƒ แƒกแƒฌแƒ แƒแƒคแƒแƒ“ แƒ˜แƒชแƒ•แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ แƒกแƒฃแƒ แƒแƒ—แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒ แƒ แƒ›แƒแƒกแƒจแƒขแƒแƒ‘แƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒแƒฆแƒฌแƒ”แƒ•แƒก แƒžแƒ แƒแƒ’แƒ แƒ”แƒกแƒ˜.
แƒ’แƒแƒ แƒ“แƒ แƒ–แƒ”แƒ›แƒแƒ— แƒœแƒแƒฎแƒกแƒ”แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒคแƒแƒฅแƒขแƒ˜แƒกแƒ แƒฐแƒแƒ™แƒ˜แƒœแƒ’แƒ˜แƒก แƒแƒ“แƒ•แƒ˜แƒšแƒแƒ“ แƒ’แƒแƒกแƒแƒ’แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒแƒฎแƒกแƒœแƒ˜แƒก แƒฃแƒœแƒแƒ แƒ˜, แƒ›แƒ˜แƒกแƒฌแƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒแƒ แƒ™แƒแƒกแƒ›แƒแƒšแƒแƒ’แƒ˜แƒแƒจแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒฃแƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ—แƒชแƒœแƒแƒ‘แƒ˜แƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒ™แƒ˜แƒ—แƒฎแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜แƒกแƒ—แƒ•แƒ˜แƒก, แƒ แƒแƒ›แƒ”แƒšแƒกแƒแƒช แƒแƒ›แƒแƒ•แƒ“แƒ แƒแƒฃแƒšแƒแƒ“ แƒแƒ˜แƒœแƒขแƒ”แƒ แƒ”แƒกแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒ™แƒแƒกแƒ›แƒแƒกแƒฃแƒ แƒ˜ แƒ—แƒ”แƒ›แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒ“แƒ แƒ”แƒซแƒ”แƒ‘แƒก แƒ›แƒแƒ แƒขแƒ˜แƒ• แƒ”แƒœแƒแƒ–แƒ” แƒ“แƒแƒฌแƒ”แƒ แƒ˜แƒš แƒฌแƒ˜แƒ’แƒœแƒก. แƒ—แƒฃแƒ›แƒชแƒ แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒแƒ“ แƒ™แƒแƒกแƒ›แƒแƒšแƒแƒ’แƒ˜แƒ˜แƒก แƒ“แƒ แƒคแƒ˜แƒ–แƒ˜แƒ™แƒ˜แƒก แƒกแƒ˜แƒ แƒ—แƒฃแƒšแƒ” แƒ’แƒแƒ แƒแƒœแƒขแƒ˜แƒแƒก แƒ•แƒ”แƒ  แƒ›แƒ˜แƒกแƒชแƒ”แƒ›แƒก แƒ•แƒ”แƒ แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒก แƒ แƒแƒ› แƒงแƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒคแƒ”แƒ แƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒกแƒแƒ’แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜ แƒ˜แƒฅแƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ. ( )