The THEORY Of

EVERYTHING
The Origin and Fate of the Universe
by STEPHEN HAWKINS
JAICO PUBLISHING HOUSE
the Ninth Edition:2010
ISBN-13: 978-81-7992-793-9
The author Stephen Hawkins explicitly accomplishes his purpose that he serves in each of his
book, availing science to everyone and not limiting it to only scientists. Not gonna lie I'm big
admirer of sci-fi and the fact that a few of these books by real scientists, writers like Stephen
Hawkins, Carl Sagan tackling all real stuff and not fiction makes me more amazed. In my view
it’s a great craft of diverse topics that had been in discussions among astronomers since long
time and this book also takes into account of that, it never lets you off the track or leave it in
between but I must say its bad if you delay food for a book so don’t do it like me. Its so
immersive that you won’t get out until you complete it. I feel that the author was successful in
his purpose, this book is clearly a step towards public understanding and diffusion of
knowledge from the concentration of scientists, it clearly explains the groundbreaking
discoveries and inspiring a whole lot of generation leaving a legacy.
The author Stephen Hawking (1942-2018), born in Oxford, England was a renowned theoretical
physicist and cosmologist, born in a family of intellectuals with parents as, Frank and Isobel
Hawking, former a biologist and latter a medico, was the eldest of four siblings, a curiosity
encouraging household built his interest in science from an early age, but was unfortunately
diagnosed with a motor neuron disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS) at the age of 21,
while studying cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Despite the debilitating effects of the
disease, Hawking defied the odds and lived for more than 50 years with the condition, with his
academic career spanning over five decades, making groundbreaking contributions to our
understanding of black holes and the origin of the universe, he wrote several bestselling books,
including "A Brief History of Time," and was a fellow of the Royal Society and a recipient of
numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
He married twice, first to Jane Wilde and then to Elaine Mason, and had three children,
Robert, Lucy, and Timothy. Despite his physical limitations, maintained a remarkable sense of
humor and wit, and his legacy continues to inspire scientists, philosophers, and the general
public alike.
This book of his is a compilation of 7 of his lectures delivered at different time intervals but,
they all connect as a single strand to decipher a lot of complex astronomical topics worth
mentioning all theoretically so that people like you and me who are nearly unaware of
mathematics could cherish this beautiful world without worrying about the technical part and
leaving that at end of scientists.
Lecture 1: The Origin of the Universe
In the series of lectures Hawkins tries to give an outline of what we think is the history of the
universe from the big bang to black holes. In the first lecture he briefly reviews past ideas
about the universe and how we got to our present picture. The history of the ‘history of the
universe’.
Hawking's motive for delivering this lecture was to share his insights on the origins of the
universe, from the Big Bang to the formation of galaxies. He wanted to explain complex
concepts in simple terms, making them accessible to a broad audience. By sharing his
knowledge, Hawking aimed to inspire curiosity and wonder about the universe and its
mysteries.
Lecture 2: Black Holes
In the second lecture he describe how both Newton's and Einstein's theories of gravity
concluded that the universe could not be static; it had to be either expanding or contracting
implies to that there must have been a time, when the density of the universe was infinite.
Then ‘The BIG BANG’ & the beginning of the universe.
Hawking's motive for delivering this lecture was to share his groundbreaking research on black
holes. He wanted to explain the concept of black holes, how they are formed, and their strange
properties. Hawking's goal was to make complex scientific concepts accessible to everyone,
and to inspire new generations of scientists and researchers.
Lecture 3: The Uncertainty Principle
In the third lecture is about black holes, formed when a massive star or larger body collapses
on itself under its own gravitational pull. According to Einstein's general theory of relativity,
anyone foolish enough to fall into a black hole will be lost forever. No one comes out of the
black hole but it turns out that light does and matter as well…how?. Everything will come to a
sticky end at a singularity. However, general relativity is a classical theory-that is, it doesn't take
into account the uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics.
Hawking's motive for delivering this lecture was to explain the uncertainty principle, a
fundamental concept in quantum mechanics. He wanted to show how this principle limits our
ability to measure certain properties of particles, and how it has far-reaching implications for
our understanding of the universe. Hawking's goal was to make complex scientific concepts
accessible to a broad audience.
Lecture 4: The Arrow of Time
In the fourth lecture he describes how quantum mechanics allows leak out of things from a
black hole. Black holes aren't as black as they are painted.
Hawking's motive for delivering this lecture was to explore the concept of time and why it
moves in one direction. He wanted to explain how the second law of thermodynamics, which
describes the increase in entropy over time, explains why time appears to flow in one
direction. Hawking's goal was to inspire new perspectives on the nature of time.
Lecture 5: Black Holes Ain't So Black
In the fifth lecture links quantum mechanical ideas to the big bang and the of the universe.
Leading to the idea that space-time may be finite in extent but without boundary or edge. It
would be like the surface of the Earth but with two more dimensions.
Hawking's motive for delivering this lecture was to share his theory that black holes emit
radiation, now known as Hawking radiation. He wanted to explain how this theory challenged
the traditional view of black holes as eternal objects, and how it has been supported by
subsequent research. Hawking's goal was to inspire new research and exploration in the field
of cosmology.
Lecture 6: The Origin of the Universe
Hawking's motive for delivering this lecture was to explore the concept of inflation, which
suggests that the universe underwent a rapid expansion in the early stages of its evolution. He
wanted to explain how inflation helps to explain the uniformity of the universe and the
formation of structure within it. Hawking's goal was to inspire new perspectives on the origins
of the universe.
In the sixth lecture shows how this new boundary proposal explains why the past is so different
from the future, even though the laws of physics are time symmetric.
Lecture 7: The Direction of Time
Finally, in the seventh lecture describes the yearn to find a unified theory that will include
quantum mechanics, gravity, and all the other interactions of physics. If achieved, we shall
really understand the universe and our position in it.
Hawking's motive for delivering this lecture was to explore the concept of time and its
relationship to the universe. He wanted to discuss the possibility of time travel and the
potential consequences of altering the past. Hawking's goal was to inspire new perspectives on
the nature of time and its role in the universe.
The author in my perspective serves a masterpiece of the work explaining highly advanced
topics in a simple easy to understand language even geometrical shapes and analogies from
daily life. He clearly is gifted, I happened to see a few of his videos on youtube and there leave
walking he can barely talk with the help of the machine or whatever it is.
The only flaw that could be found doesn’t seem a red rather a green flag indeed. This book
only touches the worldly description of things only the theory, now here you might contradict
and argue that for what you are reading requires a lot to put to practice and to do in practical.
But, here I’d love to clarify that I didn’t mean it rather to add calculations but similar analogies
like one with the Chandrasekhar limit of stars these little mentions keeps the reader ahead and
sparks for the other technical side of the coin.

I conclude the book turns out to be a Devine blend of different topics and becomes a must
read if you’ve already read the bestseller ‘A Brief HISTORY of TIME’, also by the same author
such sort of books make you dive into the immense oceans of your imagination and give you
the pleasure of imagining such massive heavenly objects but unlike fiction all of this would be
real it lets you think about what would be happening in such sort of places where a lot of
records of temperature pressure etc. are been broken. It gives you the perspective of how
significant you are in this universe riding a random rock which the part of many other rocks
revolving around a glowing object which is in turn revolving around a dark black hole which we
call Sagittarius which is one of the 10^22 galaxies that we have in this whole universe which is
expanding at a rate that is comparable to the speed of light and everything that is going away
from us and was just out of our observable universe we couldn’t ever will be able to observe
them as when the light from them is about to reach us the universe expands and it takes that
much more time to reach us and the cycle of coming towards us and universe expanding
continue till eternity that means we will never be able to see them so we have a limit of our
observable universe and there is so much more that we do not know and after we question
about all these things our oceans also come into being that we don’t know even about our
ocean and we are going to excavate and inhabit the extra-terrain the extraterrestrial places
that may may not have life that strange really really strange so it’s a sort of book that not only
make you imagine but think, when you think you liberate yours from the shackles of Orthodox
and you begin to think about a lot of things that are going on around you when you think it
makes you think about those things that need attention and you come to a conclusion and
that’s what is the power of this book that it makes you think.