Thomas Hertog

On the Origin of Time

My Twenty-Year Journey with Stephen Hawking to the Edge of Our Universe and the Beginning of Time

Living in the Multiverse

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Stephen Hawking’s closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar’s final thoughts on the cosmos—a dramatic revision of the theory he put forward in A Brief History of Time. “This superbly written book offers insight into an extraordinary individual, the creative process, and the scope and limits of our current understanding of the cosmos.”—Lord Martin Rees Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life. In order to solve this mystery, Hawking studied the big bang origin of the universe, but his early work ran into a crisis when the math predicted many big bangs producing a multiverse—countless different universes, most of which would be far too bizarre to ​harbor life. Holed up in the theoretical physics department at Cambridge, Stephen Hawking and his friend and collaborator Thomas Hertog worked on this problem for twenty years, developing a new theory of the cosmos that could account for the emergence of life. Peering into the extreme quantum physics of cosmic holograms and venturing far back in time to our deepest roots, they were startled to find a deeper level of evolution in which the physical laws themselves transform and simplify until particles, forces, and even time itself fades away. This discovery led them to a revolutionary idea: The laws of physics are not set in stone but are born and co-evolve as the universe they govern takes shape. As Hawking’s final days drew near, the two collaborators published their theory, which proposed a radical new Darwinian perspective on the origins of our universe. On the Origin of Time offers a striking new vision of the universe’s birth that will profoundly transform the way we think about our place in the order of the cosmos and may ultimately prove to be Hawking’s greatest legacy.

Stephen Hawking's Final Theory

Das Buch, das Stephen Hawking nicht mehr schreiben konnte: Eine neue Theorie über die Entstehung unseres Universums. Stephen Hawking und der Kosmologe Thomas Hertog arbeiteten zwanzig Jahre lang Seite an Seite an einer neuen Theorie des Kosmos. Kurz vor Hawkings Tod veröffentlichten sie einen wissenschaftlichen Artikel, der die Welt der Physik in Staunen versetzte. Darin revidierten sie Hawkings »Eine kurze Geschichte der Zeit« und formulierten eine revolutionäre Idee: Die Gesetze der Physik sind nicht in Stein gemeißelt, sondern entwickeln sich gemeinsam mit dem Universum. Nötig ist nicht weniger als eine neue Philosophie der Physik. In »Der Ursprung der Zeit« erklärt Thomas Hertog Hawkings wissenschaftliches Vermächtnis und erzählt von der Arbeit und Freundschaft mit dem berühmten Physiker. Entstanden ist eine neue und faszinierende Theorie des Urknalls, der Zeit und der Entstehung unseres Universums. Gleichzeitig zeichnet das Buch ein persönliches Porträt des Ausnahmephysikers Stephen Hawking – geschrieben aus der Perspektive eines seiner engsten Mitarbeiter.

Stephen Hawkings finale Theorie

Der Ursprung der Zeit – Mein Weg mit Stephen Hawking zu einer neuen Theorie des Universums

Hoe komt het dat uit de oerknal een heelal is ontstaan waarin als bij wonder leven mogelijk is? Dit is misschien wel de grootste vraag waarover Stephen Hawking zich het hoofd heeft gebogen tijdens zijn buitengewone leven. Twintig jaar lang werkten Hawking en Thomas Hertog zij aan zij aan een nieuwe theorie van de oerknal die dit raadselachtig leefbare karakter van het heelal kon verklaren. Zij ontdekten een diepere laag van evolutie, verscholen in de prille beginfase van het universum, waarin de natuurwetten zelf leken te veranderen. Materie, krachten en de tijd verdwijnen bij de oerknal. Dit bracht hen op een revolutionair idee: wat als de wetten van de fysica niet in steen gebeiteld staan maar geboren worden, en samen met het jonge heelal mee evolueren? Hertog neemt de lezer mee op een wervelende ruimtereis langs zwarte gaten, kosmische hologrammen en ver terug in de tijd, naar onze allerdiepste wortels. Kort voor Hawkings overlijden publiceerden de twee kosmologen hun theorie, waarin ze een radicaal vernieuwend, darwiniaans perspectief op de oorsprong van ons heelal voorstellen. Een theorie die de manier waarop we naar de kosmos kijken op losse schroeven zet. Dit boek gunt je een blik achter de schermen van het baanbrekende onderzoek door twee topwetenschappers, van wie de vriendschap en passie voor het vak leidden tot een geheel nieuwe visie op de kosmos. De nieuwe theorie van Hawking en Hertog verweeft de oerknal dieper dan ooit tevoren met ons menselijk bestaan en geeft zo een nieuwe kijk op onze plaats in dit onmetelijk grote heelal. 'Een prikkelend en prachtig geschreven relaas van zowel de natuurkunde als de mensen die betrokken waren bij Hawkings visionaire strijd om de kosmos te begrijpen.' - dr. Neil Turok, auteur van The Universe Within 'Zijn jarenlange samenwerking met Stephen Hawking laat Hertog toe om vanuit een bevoorrecht standpunt te beschrijven hoe Hawkings fysiek gevangen geest ook in zijn latere jaren verbazingwekkende inzichten produceerde.' - dr. Martin Rees, auteur van Our Cosmic Habitat 'Dit boek is niet alleen een inleiding tot Hawkings laatste theorie, maar biedt ook een blik op nog grotere theorieën in de toekomst.' - dr. Sean Carroll, auteur van The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion

Mijn reis met Stephen Hawking voorbij de oerknal

Het ontstaan van de tijd

Barbara Baert

Jan Van de Stock

Imagining the Universe? takes as its starting point man?s fascination with the cosmos and how this is reflected in the visual arts and philosophy up to the 19th century. A symbolic introduction to man?s fascination with the universe is followed in the exhibition trail by various answers formulated in the course of history to the fundamental questions about our origins. The focus is on the Middle Ages and the early modern period. Themes covered include religion, mythology, astrology and accurate observations of the firmament.00This exhibition portrays the enduring wonder and constant search for insights into the origins of the universe and mankind in this immeasurable system. The selected masterpieces from national and international collections then show how, across time, space and cultures, broad answers to various, fundamental questions about the origin of man have been conceived, expressed, represented, embraced and rejected.00Exhibition: Museum M, Leuven, Belgium (22.10.2021 - 16.01.2022).0.

Imagining the Universe

Big Bang

The Kindle Experience is DeadHow do you publish a personal finance book and within forty-five days manage to achieve bestseller status even surpassing some of the titles of Dave Ramsey, Suze Orman, Donald Trump, Jim Cramer, Andrew Tobias, and Rich Dad/Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki? Why does a book that only sold 32 copies in forty-five days get ranked a #1 bestseller in personal finance alongside the authors listed above who have collectively sold more than 50 million books? I discovered how Amazon ranks book sales, customer reviews, comments on reviews, books that other buyers bought, and creates Amazon recommendations. Then I bought and downloaded to my Kindle one hundred and seventy-three times my own book Wealth Hazards, wrote numerous five-star customer reviews, and voted on how helpful or unhelpful reviews were in making a purchasing decision. I did this everyday on Amazon for nearly five months. That's why the Kindle experience is dead.Why Would Anyone Still Buy A Kindle?It may be that Amazon enjoys the profits from these inaccurate sales rankings, elevated bestseller status, glowing customer reviews, and the contrived voting & ratings on helpful/unhelpful reviews. The hourly updated sales ranking and bestseller lists are displayed to every shopper and it probably helps sell more books along the long tail curve. That is selling in low volume (100 copies or less) the individual titles in the Kindle ebook inventory (more than 725,000 titles presently) equals BIG revenue in aggregate. If these inaccuracies do not benefit Amazon in some way, why would they risk being exposed again for allowing fake customer reviews to be posted or for accepting multiple "straw" purchases and then ignoring the misleading impact on sales ranking and Amazon's recommendations to customers? Why would anyone still buy a Kindle?

The Day the Kindle Died

A new theory of the universe, twenty years in the making, by Stephen Hawking and his close collaborator Thomas Hertog. One of the biggest questions Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life. But his famous theory on the Big Bang ran into a crisis when the equations predicted a multiverse - countless different universes, most of which were too bizarre to support life. Holed away in the physics department at Cambridge, Stephen Hawking and his collaborator Thomas Hertog worked for twenty years on a new theory of the cosmos. Incredibly, as their research took them closer and closer to the Big Bang, physical laws appeared to transform and simplify until particles, forces, and even time itself melted away. This led them to a revolutionary idea: the laws of physics are not set in stone, but evolve even as the universe they govern takes shape. Living in the Multiverse is the story of a remarkable friendship forged by the quest to understand questions bigger than our universe, peering into the extreme physics of black holes and drawing on new developments in string theory. As Hawking's final days drew near, the two collaborators published a final paper proposing a radical new perspective on the origins of our universe - a new way of thinking that challenges how we think about our place in the order of the cosmos. This book is the legacy of their journey.

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