"With a new postscript by the author"--Cover. Postscript (p. [212]-225) dated March 3, 2002. Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000. Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-240) and index.
Contents:
Prologue: The quest for quantum gravity -- Pt. 1. Points of departure. There is nothing outside the universe -- In the future we shall know more -- Many observers, not many worlds -- The universe is made of processes, not things -- Pt. 2. What we have learned. Black holes and hidden regions -- Acceleration and heat -- Black holes are hot -- Area and information -- How to count space -- Knots, links and kinks -- The sound of space is a string -- Pt. 3. The present frontiers. The holographic principle -- How to weave a string -- What chooses the laws of nature? -- Epilogue: A possible future.
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