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Books like A Brief History of Time
The best books like A Brief History of Time are Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Thinking, Fast and Slow, and The Selfish Gene. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking is about cosmology, space and time, the universe's origins. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari · History
Sapiens traces the full arc of human history from the emergence of Homo sapiens in Africa roughly 70,000 years ago to the present.
A kindred science read.
Read the summary → - Thinking, Fast and Slow
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Daniel Kahneman · Psychology
Thinking, Fast and Slow is Daniel Kahneman's account of the two cognitive systems that govern human thought.
A kindred science read.
Read the summary → - The Selfish Gene
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Richard Dawkins · Science
The Selfish Gene reframes evolution from the organism's point of view to the gene's.
A kindred science read.
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- Cosmos
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Carl Sagan · Science
Cosmos is Carl Sagan's attempt to tell the full story of the universe and humanity's place in it — from the Big Bang to the origins of life to the rise of science as a way of knowing.
A kindred science read.
Read the summary → - Reality Is Not What It Seems
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Carlo Rovelli · Science
Reality Is Not What It Seems is Rovelli's most ambitious popular book: a history of human understanding of physical reality from the pre-Socratics to loop quantum gravity, the theory of quantum spacetime that Rovelli himself has spent his career developing.
Shares cosmology and space and time with A Brief History of Time.
Read the summary → - The Fabric of the Cosmos
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Brian Greene · Science
The Fabric of the Cosmos is Brian Greene's attempt to explain what physicists actually mean when they talk about space and time — not the intuitive everyday notions, but the deeply strange picture that emerges from general relativity and quantum mechanics.
Shares cosmology and space and time with A Brief History of Time.
Read the summary → - Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You
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Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You
Marcus Chown · Science
Marcus Chown, a former radio astronomer and longtime science writer, takes two of the most counterintuitive theories in physics — quantum mechanics and special relativity — and presents them in a single short book aimed squarely at readers who find both intimidating.
Shares cosmology and quantum mechanics with A Brief History of Time.
Read the summary → - Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli · Science
Carlo Rovelli, a theoretical physicist best known for his work on loop quantum gravity, wrote this book originally as a series of essays for an Italian Sunday newspaper.
Shares cosmology and quantum mechanics with A Brief History of Time.
Read the summary → - The Elegant Universe
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Brian Greene · Science
The Elegant Universe is Brian Greene's attempt to bring string theory — one of the most mathematically demanding ideas in modern physics — within reach of general readers.
Shares cosmology and quantum mechanics with A Brief History of Time.
Read the summary → - The Grand Design
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Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow · Science
The Grand Design is Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow's short, provocative book about the deepest questions in physics: Why is there something rather than nothing?
Shares cosmology and quantum mechanics with A Brief History of Time.
Read the summary → - The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
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The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
Brian Greene · Science
Brian Greene, a string theorist at Columbia University and the author of The Elegant Universe, devoted this book to a single sprawling question: does our universe have company?
Shares cosmology and quantum mechanics with A Brief History of Time.
Read the summary → - Welcome to the Universe
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott · Science
Welcome to the Universe began as a popular astrophysics course at Princeton taught by three faculty members — Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael Strauss, and J.
Shares cosmology and black holes with A Brief History of Time.
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Books like A Brief History of Time: quick answers
What are the best books like A Brief History of Time?
The best books like A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking are Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, Cosmos by Carl Sagan, Reality Is Not What It Seems by Carlo Rovelli, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with A Brief History of Time, such as cosmology, space and time, the universe's origins.
What should I read after A Brief History of Time?
A natural next read after A Brief History of Time is Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. A kindred science read. Other strong choices are Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, Cosmos by Carl Sagan.
What books are similar to A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking?
A Brief History of Time centers on cosmology, space and time, the universe's origins. Books with a similar feel include Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, Cosmos by Carl Sagan, Reality Is Not What It Seems by Carlo Rovelli, The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
