The Theory of Everything
by Stephen Hawking
★ Top 10 book of 2002 · #9 on Best Books of 2002
Drawing on a series of lectures, a renowned physicist surveys ideas from Aristotle to Newton and Einstein's theories of gravity. He then turns to the Big Bang, black holes, quantum mechanics, and the nature of time and space.
Best for: Curious readers wanting an accessible tour of cosmology and physics
The Theory of Everything is #9 on BookWard's Best Books of 2002, out of 32 2002 books that cleared our data bar.
The Theory of Everything on the Best Books of 2002
The Theory of Everything came out in 2002. Of the 32 books first published in 2002 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #9 on our Best Books of 2002 list.
Why it made the list: 266 readers have shelved it on Open Library; 22 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Being read right now.
Nearby on the 2002 list
- 2Nd Chance James Patterson, #7
- Fingersmith Sarah Waters, #8
- Tithe Holly Black, #10
- Dragon Ball Z; Thank You 鳥山 明 [Akira Toriyama], #11
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 231 want to read it, 22 are reading it now and 13 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 66 | 55% |
| Reader love | 59 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 91 | 20% |
Questions about The Theory of Everything
When was The Theory of Everything published?
The Theory of Everything by Stephen Hawking was first published in 2002.
Was The Theory of Everything one of the best books of 2002?
The Theory of Everything is #9 on BookWard's Best Books of 2002, out of 32 2002 books that cleared our data bar. 266 readers have shelved it on Open Library; 22 are reading it right now.
Why is The Theory of Everything on the Best Books of 2002 list?
266 readers have shelved it on Open Library; 22 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2002
- Romancing Mister Bridgerton Julia Quinn, #1
- Coraline Neil Gaiman, #2
- Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, #3
- Why Does He Do That? Lundy Bancroft, #4
- Everything's Eventual. 14 Dark Tales Stephen King, #5
- Stories of Your Life and Others Ted Chiang, #6
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How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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