We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to the library. Find a location near you.

SEARCH
Advanced Search
LOG INTO MY ACCOUNT
Library Hours & Locations
Library Home Page

A Brief History of Time
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)

Book Cover
Average Rating
5 star
 
(4)
4 star
 
(1)
3 star
 
(0)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Author:
Hawking, Stephen
Published:
Random House Publishing Group 2011
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 10.5 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure:
1290L
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?
Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,” of the big bang and a bigger God—where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation.
Also in This Series
Formats
Adobe EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Sample Sample 
Kindle Book
Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
Sample Sample 
OverDrive Read
Sample Sample 
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Like This
Other Editions and Formats
Choose a Format
Book
      Show Edition
On Shelf
Rancho Cordova
523.1 H392 1998
  Quick Copy View
Place Hold
Hoopla eAudiobook
      Show Editions
Available Online
Online Hoopla Collection has 2
Available From
OverDrive eAudiobook
      Show Edition
Checked Out
6 copies, 3 people are on the wait list.
  Quick Copy View
Place Hold OverDrive
OverDrive eBook
      Show Edition
Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection has 8
  Quick Copy View
Check Out OverDrive
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
Subjects
Subjects
Science
Physics
Nonfiction
More Details
Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
05/04/2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780553896923
ASIN:
B004WY3D0O
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 10.5, 13 Points
Lexile measure:
1290
Librarian Reviews
Published Reviews
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Stephen Hawking. (2011). A Brief History of Time. Random House Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Stephen Hawking. 2011. A Brief History of Time. Random House Publishing Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time. Random House Publishing Group, 2011.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Stephen Hawking. A Brief History of Time. Random House Publishing Group, 2011.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection85
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
777dfab9-414a-843e-37d2-900062222e49
Go To Grouped Work
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Jun 12, 2018 16:12:09
Date Updated:
Jun 12, 2018 16:12:09
Last Metadata Check:
Nov 26, 2023 08:59:22
Last Metadata Change:
Jun 04, 2023 09:46:21
Last Availability Check:
Nov 26, 2023 08:59:25
Last Availability Change:
Nov 26, 2023 08:59:25
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Nov 28, 2023 02:08:36

OverDrive Product Record

images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0111-1/{B2155B36-3937-4C1C-95D0-6B753C503695}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0111-1/{B2155B36-3937-4C1C-95D0-6B753C503695}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0111-1/B21/55B/36/{B2155B36-3937-4C1C-95D0-6B753C503695}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0111-1/B21/55B/36/{B2155B36-3937-4C1C-95D0-6B753C503695}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780553896923
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 77010
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B004WY3D0O
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 77010
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780553896923
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 77010
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 0553109537
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Stephen Hawking
title
A Brief History of Time
dateAdded
2014-02-14T11:19:00-05:00
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=141&titleID=567258
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
          • id: 1151
sortTitle
Brief History of Time
crossRefId
567258
id
b2155b36-3937-4c1c-95d0-6b753c503695
starRating
4.1

OverDrive MetaData

interestLevel
UG
isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: ABriefHistoryofTime_9780553896923_567258
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 18073316
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780553896923
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 77010
      • rights:
            • type: Copying
            • value: 0
            • type: Printing
            • value: 0
            • type: Lending
            • value: 0
            • type: ReadAloud
            • value: 0
            • type: ExpirationRights
            • value: 0
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • onSaleDate: 5/4/2011
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
            • url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/B21/55B/36/BriefHistoryofTime9780553896923.epub
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=B2155B36-3937-4C1C-95D0-6B753C503695&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: ABriefHistoryofTime_9780553896923_567258
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780553896923
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 77010
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B004WY3D0O
      • name: Kindle Book
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • onSaleDate: 5/4/2011
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
            • url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/B21/55B/36/BriefHistoryofTime9780553896923.epub
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=B2155B36-3937-4C1C-95D0-6B753C503695&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: ABriefHistoryofTime_9780553896923_567258
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780553896923
            • type: PublisherCatalogNumber
            • value: 77010
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 5/4/2011
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-epub-adobe
            • url: https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/B21/55B/36/BriefHistoryofTime9780553896923.epub
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=B2155B36-3937-4C1C-95D0-6B753C503695&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
keywords
      • value: Education
      • value: Gravity
      • value: hawking
      • value: Physics
      • value: string theory
      • value: Big Bang
      • value: Time Travel
      • value: Nature
      • value: quantum physics
      • value: Chemistry
      • value: Stephen Hawking
      • value: philosophy
      • value: time
      • value: cosmology
      • value: Solar system
      • value: Science
      • value: infinity
      • value: einstein
      • value: space
      • value: Universe
      • value: astrophysics
      • value: Evolution
      • value: math
      • value: cosmos
      • value: Biology
      • value: Albert Einstein
      • value: History
      • value: quantum mechanics
      • value: Astronomy
      • value: history books
      • value: science books
      • value: History book
      • value: space books
      • value: nerd gifts
      • value: astronomy books
      • value: science book
      • value: gifts for nerds
      • value: science gifts
      • value: astronomy gifts
      • value: brief history of time hawking
      • value: stephen hawking books
      • value: physics gifts
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Hawking, Stephen
      • bioText:

        Stephen Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His books for the general reader include My Brief History, the classic A Brief History of Time, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universes, The Universe in a Nutshell, and, with Leonard Mlodinow, A Briefer History of Time and The Grand Design. Stephen Hawking died in 2018.

      • name: Stephen Hawking
imprint
Bantam
publishDate
2011-05-04T00:00:00-04:00
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
A Brief History of Time
fullDescription
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?
Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,” of the big bang and a bigger God—where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation.
gradeLevels
      • value: Grade 9
      • value: Grade 10
      • value: Grade 11
      • value: Grade 12
popularity
3727
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1B3gEAAA2d/products/b2155b36-3937-4c1c-95d0-6b753c503695/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
id
b2155b36-3937-4c1c-95d0-6b753c503695
starRating
4
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0111-1/{B2155B36-3937-4C1C-95D0-6B753C503695}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0111-1/{B2155B36-3937-4C1C-95D0-6B753C503695}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0111-1/B21/55B/36/{B2155B36-3937-4C1C-95D0-6B753C503695}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0111-1/B21/55B/36/{B2155B36-3937-4C1C-95D0-6B753C503695}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Science
      • value: Physics
      • value: Nonfiction
publishDateText
05/04/2011
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780553109535
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?
Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,” of the big bang and a bigger God—where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation.
sortTitle
Brief History of Time
lexileScore
1290
crossRefId
567258
publisher
Random House Publishing Group
atos
10.5
bisacCodes
      • code: SCI005000
      • description: Science / Physics / Astrophysics
      • code: SCI015000
      • description: Science / Cosmology
      • code: SCI098000
      • description: Science / Space Science