| User | Comment |
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| Pomeranian | | posted 22-May-2008 5:33am |
read it, loved it. |
bill   | | posted 22-May-2008 7:48am |
My best guess is that I listened to it via audio tape during the early 90s (or late 80s?). This was possibily a audio-tape rental and thus I returned it. Or, possibily, it was an abridged version (maybe my mom gave it to me as a gift?), that I may have gotten rid of later. Possibly, I actually had the book and read it, and no audio was involved. It was a long time ago, of that I am sure. It was very popular at the time.
I checked and I don't think I have a copy of the book (we have a lot of books, but they are not organized, so it's hard to be sure) and I don't have any tapes anymore (I used to, but I think I got rid of them all at some point). In general, I make an effort to get rid of books that I've read (to make room for new books).
My strongest memory of the book is that it contained the "It's turtles, turtles, turtles, all the way down" story, probably in the introduction or at least early in the book. This is notable to me because there was at least one other book that I read around that time which also did. Possibly, that was "The Left Hand of Darkness", though it may have also been another non-fiction book.
As for the real content of the book, I don't recall very clearly. I also tend to watch a lot a science shows on TV and I know they have gone over Hawking's work more than once. Hawking is the dude who realized the black holes give off radiation. This is counter-intuitive since black-holes are generally seen as sucking in everything, including light/radiation. I think they even named this radiation Hawking Radiation. I also heard that he dumped his wife (who had stood by him for years) for his nurse or some such drama. That wouldn't have been in his book, though. |
they    | | posted 22-May-2008 8:35am |
Do not, have not.
Should I? |
Melf   | | posted 22-May-2008 8:53am |
I don't own a copy and I've never read it. I intend on buying it, but it probably won't be for a few years. I hope I understand it. My science is ok, but my maths is naff. So I'm good at Biology, which I hate, and crap at Physics, which I like. |
| dab | | posted 22-May-2008 9:26am |
I saw the movie. |
| Enheduanna | | posted 22-May-2008 10:45am |
Yes, I own a copy and have read it. |
| Galomorro | | posted 22-May-2008 11:18am |
No I do not have it nor have I read it. If it's an easy read I may look thru it at the library to see if it looks interesting. |
| icurok | | posted 22-May-2008 1:21pm |
I have owned a copy for a long time but I didn't read it until recently. It was just one item on my never ending 'to-do' list. I was interested to see if there any truth to it being regarded as an 'unread bestseller'. |
| aquawolfy | | posted 22-May-2008 3:55pm |
Never heard of it. |
| RGirl | | posted 22-May-2008 5:38pm |
It's on my Amazon wish list. |
| RainingFeathers | | posted 22-May-2008 7:11pm |
I don't own a copy, and I've never read it, but I really want to. |
| romkey | | posted 22-May-2008 8:34pm |
I used to; I think I gave mine to cloudhugger. |
| Enigma | | posted 22-May-2008 11:58pm |
Yes |
Iseult  | | posted 23-May-2008 5:13am |
No, I don't own it. I wouldn't be opposed to reading it. |
| ihatespiders | | posted 24-May-2008 10:26pm |
I have a copy and I have over half read. |
| Gomezy3k | | posted 25-May-2008 10:17am |
Read it years ago but no longer have the book... Not sure what I did with it... Lost during the divorce or one of my many moves... |
| JessicaWoman99 | | posted 29-May-2008 1:16am |
I do not own a copy nor have I read it but i like Stephen Hawking and oh yes i have seen his movie on the Science
Channel he was so good |
| JessicaWoman99 | | (reply to icurok) posted 29-May-2008 1:18am |
> I have owned a copy for a long time but I didn't read it until recently.
> It was just one item on my never ending 'to-do' list. I was interested
> to see if there any truth to it being regarded as an 'unread bestseller'.
I have watched a movie on Stephen Hawking he was an amazing person indeed |
| icurok |
When did he stop being an amazing person? |
| JessicaWoman99 | | (reply to icurok) posted 29-May-2008 10:44pm |
> When did he stop being an amazing person?
Never he is still an amazing person indeed and will always be |
| Biggles | | posted 30-May-2008 9:38pm |
My parents own a copy which is currently on my bookshelf. I haven't read it. |
| cloudhugger | | (reply to romkey) posted 3-Jun-2008 2:25pm |
nice...... |
| romkey |
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| kcthedog |
No but I wish... |
