Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays

This collection of fascinating and illuminating essays reveals Hawking variously as the scientist, the man, the concerned world citizen, and-always-the rigorous and imaginative thinker. Hawking's wit, directness of style, and absence of pomp characterize all of them, whether he is remembering his first experience at nursery school; calling for adequate education in science that will enable the public to play its part in making informed decisions on matters such as nuclear disarmament; exploring the origins of the future of the universe; or reflecting on the history of A Brief History of Time.

Black Holes and Baby Universes is an important work from one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century.