“THE BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME” by Stephen Hawking is an international publishing phenomenon. It has been translated into at least 40 languages, and millions of copies have been sold worldwide. It is now considered a classic work.

When it was first published in 1988, the ideas analyzed in its pages came from the forefront of research on the Universe. Throughout the intervening period, significant advancements have been made in observational technology for both the microcosm and the macrocosm. Indeed, this period marks a golden age in cosmology and theoretical physics.

Professor Hawking is one of the greatest scientists and thinkers who contributed to this renaissance. In this fully revised and expanded edition of his famous book, the author includes the latest developments in the scientific field, many of which he had predicted himself.

He has written a new preface and added a new chapter on cosmic tunnels and time travel. Additionally, he has revised many sections of the original text, making his knowledge and ideas about the fascinating nature of our Universe more accessible to the general reader.