Hawking in der Nussschale: Der Kosmos des großen Physikers

by Florian Freistetter

Kaum jemand hat so viele Menschen für Astronomie und Physik begeistert wie Stephen Hawking. Gleichzeitig befasste er sich mit so komplexen Fragen, dass wohl nur ein dutzend Leser weltweit behaupten können, die „Kurze Geschichte der Zeit“ wirklich verstanden zu haben. Hawkings faszinierende Theorien über Schwarze Löcher, Urknall und Singularitäten kann man nun auch ohne Physikstudium verstehen.Deutschlands erfolgreichster Wissenschaftsblogger, der Astronom Florian Freistetter, serviert uns Stephen Hawkings Kosmos in der Nussschale. Leichtfüßig, auf das Wesentliche reduziert und unterhaltsam macht uns Freistetter ein kompliziertes theoretisches Werk zugängig. Ein Buch, mit dem Sie tief in das gedankliche Universum des berühmten Physikers eintauchen – ohne den Verstand zu verlieren.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Biography, Physics

Hardcover

Published September 24, 2018

About the author

Florian Freistetter (* 28. Juli 1977 in Krems an der Donau) ist ein österreichischer Astronom, Blogger, Buchautor und Podcaster.

Reviews

[Reading_ Tamishly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish it was a little more interesting to read. I feel like Hawking was less present as he should have been. Nevertheless, it's a short, simple, easy read.

[☘Misericordia☘ ⚡ϟ⚡⛈⚡☁ ❇️❤❣ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Q:
My lack of success in math at school made no difference—I knew that what my teacher taught me (in a rather poor and inadequate manner, as I now realize) was not what really mattered. In the math lessons, we only learned about calculating, which was boring. As a result, I didn’t really make much of an effort. What I later learned during my astronomy studies at university, however, was not school mathematics—it was the language in which nature reveals itself to us; the language through which the mysteries of the universe can be understood; the language which Stephen Hawking used when he set out in search of the answers to all the big questions. (c)
Q:
For the whole of his scientific career, he didn’t merely strive to find answers to humanity’s big
questions—above all, he also spoke about his work in such a way that as many people as possible could share in his findings. It makes little difference that the (mathematical) details of his research can scarcely be presented in an easy-to-follow manner and are barely comprehensible even after years of study. The physics genius with his futuristic wheelchair and penetrating, computerized
voice knew better than anyone how to pass on the joy, fascination, and satisfaction that come from the study of the universe. (c)

[Melena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Auch wenn es sehr kurz und knapp gehalten ist, hat es mir doch sehr geholfen, Hawking besser zu verstehen.

[Sanjuro · Rating 4 out of 5]

A breezy introduction to Hawking's scientific research and ideas, which can be easily read in a couple of hours. This book is not biographical, it does not contain information about Hawking's life. Plenty of books accomplish that. This book is written by a scientific journalist who specializes in making complex ideas easier to understand, and the book largely succeeds on that front. The book covers only a few select ideas from Hawking's work, only the most important ideas pertaining to radiation, black holes, gravitational waves, and the big bang. The chapters are short and stick largely to the main idea regarding Hawking's thoughts on these items. I can say, even with over-simplified language, there were elements of the explanations I did not fully grasp, but I definitely learned a lot and I can say I have a much firmer grasp on the ideas with which Hawking was primarily concerned. This is a book that accomplishes its purpose.

[MKF]

DNF.
I thought this book would help explain Hawking's science in a way that's simple and easier to understand. It's easy to read and the basics I do understand but the majority went way over my head. It was also dry and a bit boring had expected a little bit more about Hawking himself.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kurz und kurzweilig, tolle Heranführung, aber eben doch kurz...

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

70 short pages, nice afternoon read. My husband and I both knocked it out in one day. Really enjoyable read that transports you to the cosmos and helps you almost understand why Hawking is so brilliant and what his work means. I almost understand imaginary numbers, event horizon and the Big Bang theory. Just fun to think about and ponder.

[ⵎⵓⵏⵉⵔ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dies war eine schöne Gelegenheit mehr über Hawkings Karriere und wissenschaftliche Arbeit zu lernen. Besonders für die Erklärung von Hawkings Strahlung bin ich sehr dankbar, denn sie hab ich nie früher in meinen Lesungen getroffen.
Ich finde die Authors Beurteilung gegen Hawking als "großartiger Wissenschaftler aber nicht auf dem gleichen Niveau als Einstein oder Newton" zu streng, weil auch die Herausforderungen von der modernen Physik viel schwieriger sind als damals. Genie mag eine wichtige Anforderung sein um die Wissenschaft zu revolutionieren, aber man muss auch zur richtigen Zeit kommen, und mit den richtigen Instrumente ausgerüstet sein.

[Diego · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recht nett zu lesen. Völlig klar, dass man auf nur 100 Seiten Hawkings Vermächtnis nur sehr oberflächlich anreißen kann. Vermutlich wäre ein beliebig langes Buch nicht lang genug, um die meisten Menschen (mich eingeschlossen) auch nur erahnen zu lassen, was hinter der Hawking-Strahlung oder der euklidischen Raumzeit wirklich steckt.

Florian Freistetters dünnes Büchlein ist ein leicht verdaulicher Einstieg in Hawkings Theorien. Wer beim Lesen Appetit auf mehr bekommt, findet am Ende des Buches zahlreiche, vom Autor kurz umschriebene Lektürehinweise.

[Alfred Wong · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book provides a very easy to understand summary of Hawking’s science.

You can finish it in one night.

Singularity, Event Horizon, Gravitational Waves, Hawking’s Radiation, Information Paradox to Euclidean Space-Time.

It sparks my interests to pick up Hawking’s last book - Brief Answers to the Big Questions.

[Mark Stemmer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hawking does a fantastic job answering some heavy questions about the universe in qualitative terms. I would recommend this to anyone who has at least some fundamental physics knowledge otherwise the terminology and concepts discussed maybe difficult to grasp.

[Patty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, quick read. I now understand a little more about the Big Bang and black holes. I also learned that Hawking appeared in a Monty Python sketch! I need to find that now.

[Brian Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Way above my helmet

[L. Linley]

“But it is a source of great joy to me that Stephen Hawking’s thoughts reached me at the right time and that I was able to get to know his cosmos.”

[Munjal · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books read in 2019. Love the way he has simplified physics for everyone. A great read and recommend for anyone who wants to know how the laws of our universe work and still lot of explore and learn.

[WiseB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Neat presentation of Hawking's key achievements and pursuits in theoretical physics, including Big Bang, Gravitational Waves, Hawking Radiation, Event Horizon and Singularities.