#1NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLERPublishedmorethantwodecadesagotogreatcriticalacclaimandcommercialsuccess,ABriefHistoryofTimehasbecomealandmarkvolumeinsciencewriting.StephenHawking,oneofthegreatmindsofourtime,exploressuchprofoundquestionsas:Howdidtheuniversebegin--andwhatmadeitsstartpossible?Doestimealwaysflowforward?Istheuniverseunending--orarethereboundaries?Arethereotherdimensionsinspace?Whatwillhappenwhenitallends?Toldinlanguageweallcanunderstand,ABriefHistoryofTimeplungesintotheexoticrealmsofblackholesandquarks,ofantimatterand“arrowsoftime,“ofthebigbangandabiggerGod--wherethepossibilitiesarewondrousandunexpected.Withexcitingimagesandprofoundimagination,StephenHawkingbringsusclosertotheultimatesecretsattheveryheartofcreation.