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My review of Black Holes: The Reith Lectures by Stephen Hawking
I must admit that I am attracted to black holes if not by their immense gravitational power then by the mysticism that surrounds their existence and functioning. These powerful, enormous cosmic entities, these mysterious objects have so much happening within and around them that even a thousand theoretical papers are not enough to capture the nuances of their existence.
And this beautiful little book Black Holes: The Reith Lectures by Stephen Hawking was just the thing to spike my curiosity. The book has Hawking's lectures on black holes with some added comments by the journalist does provide some dew drops of knowledge to the reader. Simplistic language and to the point narration makes it a short impactful read. The illustrations in there are funny, but I was interested in the text. A couple of mind-blowing concepts in there such as alternate histories are something I would want to read more about.
My reaction after reading this book:
And this beautiful little book Black Holes: The Reith Lectures by Stephen Hawking was just the thing to spike my curiosity. The book has Hawking's lectures on black holes with some added comments by the journalist does provide some dew drops of knowledge to the reader. Simplistic language and to the point narration makes it a short impactful read. The illustrations in there are funny, but I was interested in the text. A couple of mind-blowing concepts in there such as alternate histories are something I would want to read more about.
My reaction after reading this book:
