*The

Theory
of
Everything
* The theory of everything is an interesting
concept in itself. I always was intrigued by
the idea of origin of universe and its growth.
Apparently a lot of people have been
interested in it other than me. And their
interest has been a lot more active than mine.
As it turns out everything that happens can
be expressed as mathematical equations. Or at
least people have been trying to.
*I knew .A brief history of time
by Stephen Hawking dwells on the
subject too , I chose to read this
book because it had lesser number of
pages. And I wanted a summary of
the history of time and could do
without the technicalities.
* But then, even this smaller book is
quite dense. You need to have a
healthy amount of curiosity to be
able to get through this book. In
the end, it doesnt answer any
specific question you might have on
the universe. In fact, Stephen
Hawking is blissfully diplomatic
about most things.
The topics discussed in this book cover
origin of universe and several
arguments and theories about it, its
* growth till the present state, black
holes, time and its direction and the
concluding chapter on the quest for
theory of everything.
 *Stephen Hawking mixes philosophy with
science very well, And surprisingly, exhibits
quite a sense of subtle humor in this science
laden book. He puts forth a point that science
was once a branch under philosophy. It was
when science just got too complicated for the
philosophers that it needed specialized studies.
 The book does not actually give the theory
which encompasses everything. It ends with a
note that a grand unifying theory will
probably emerge from a chain of theories
which will sprout over time. And once the
how of the world is answered we can go
about asking why. As I said, deeply
philosophical.
 *
Author : Stephen Hawking
CHARACTERS: Stephen Hawking
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