A Brief History of Time

Mankind has been studying the universe—both the macro universe of the galaxies and stars and the micro universe of subatomic particles—since ancient times, and it is still a mystery. Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest minds of the 20th and 21st centuries, in his book A Brief History of Time attempts to shed some light on the nature of both universes. While the book is written in plain language, what seems to come through is there remain more questions than answers. But, Hawking at least points the way to further research into efforts to develop a unified theory, or an explanation of ‘everything.’
Even though it’s in nontechnical language, this is a book that’s likely to appeal mostly to those interested in science, which is a shame, because what Hawking has to say is important. If you don’t read the book itself, I would at least suggest reading A Brief History of Time: by Stephen Hawking/Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review by Instaread. This handy little book, that can be read in 15 minutes, will give you the essence of Hawking’s book, and it just might entice you to dive into the full work.

Stephen Hawking wrote a very...interesting book when he wrote "A Brief History of Time." While I am not sure I believe all the hype about atoms and the big bang and gravitational pull and what not, I will say Hawking brings up many good points, at least from what I can tell from this brief summary of his full book.
Some of the key take aways that I found most interesting include...

* The universe began with an explosion know as the big bang
* Scientists are searching for a unified theory on how the universe works.
* There are 3 arrows of time in the universe that flow in the same direction.

I am a firm believer the universe did not begin with the big bang or explosion, instead it was created by God's own hand, however, this is a debate that has been going on for centuries and will continue long after we have left this Earth. The main point is this book seems to be well written and semi-researched, neither of the "issues" I have with this book belong being labeled as Instaread issues but instead the author himself is the one I blame. Instareads did a wonderful job putting this summary together and I am thankful they did so that I did not waste my money purchasing the full version of this book. Wonderful job on the 15 minute summary Instareads as always.

This is an overview of the actual book “A Brief History of Time .“ Kind of like an abbreviated Cliff's Notes for the full book. It provides a potential reader enough information regarding this book’s content to determine if we want to invest the extra money and time to actually buy and read the entire book. As an avid reader I have personally found “Instaread” to be a very helpful and valuable service. No disrespect intended for Hawking, but, I read this book many years ago and found it to be well-written and current at the time it was originally written, since then, some of Hawking's claims in this book have been scientifically refuted and become obsolete.