The Book Prize Index

Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy

Kip S.Thorne

In this masterfully written and brilliantly informed work, Dr. Rhorne, the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech, leads readers through an elegant, always human, tapestry of interlocking themes, answering the great question: what principles control our universe and why do physicists think they know what they know? Features an introduction by Stephen Hawking.

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Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards: Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science1994WinnerOfficial source
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    • Stephen Hawking50%

  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    50 / 100 academic

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