Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Tamil)

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ISBN 13 : 9389143152
Total Pages : 284 pages
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Download or read book Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Tamil) written by Stephen Hawking and published by Manjul Publishing. This book was released on with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: உலகப் புகழ் பெற்றப் பிரபஞ்சவியலாளரான ஸ்டீபன் ஹாக்கிங், ‘கடவுள் என்ற br>ஒருவர் இருக்கிறாரா? பிரபஞ்சம் எவ்வாறு தோன்றியது? அறிவார்ந்த வேறு உயிரினங்கள் பிரபஞ்சத்தில் இருக்கின்றனவா? காலப் br>பயணம் சாத்தியம்தானா? விண்வெளியை நாம் காலனிப்படுத்த வேண்டுமா? செயற்கை நுண்ணறிவு நம்மை விஞ்சிவிடுமா?’ போன்ற, பிரபஞ்சம் தொடர்பான ஆழமான கேள்விகளுக்குத் தன்னுடைய அறிவார்ந்த கருத்துக்களை இந்நூலில் பதிவு செய்துள்ளார். பிரபஞ்சத்தைப் பற்றிய நம்முடைய புரிதலை விரிவுபடுத்தவும், அதன் மாபெரும் புதிர்கள் சிலவற்றை முடிச்சவிழ்க்கவும் ஹாக்கிங் தன்னுடைய வாழ்க்கையை அர்ப்பணித்தார். கருந்துளைகள், காலநேரம், பிரபஞ்சத்தின் துவக்கம் ஆகியவற்றைப் பற்றிய அவருடைய கோட்பாடுகள் விண்வெளிக்கு அப்பால் அவருடைய மனத்தைக் கூட்டிச் சென்றபோதிலும், பூமியின் பிரச்சனைகளுக்குத் தீர்வு காணுவதில் அறிவியல் br>ஓர் இன்றியமையாத பங்காற்றுவதாக அவர் நம்பினார். அதனால், பருவநிலை மாற்றம், அணுவாயுதப் போர் குறித்த அச்சுறுத்தல், அதிக ஆற்றல் படைத்தச் செயற்கை நுண்ணறிவு போன்ற, மனிதகுலத்தைத் தற்போது அச்சுறுத்திக் கொண்டிருக்கும் அவசரமான விவகாரங்களை நோக்கி ஹாக்கிங் தன் கவனத்தைத் திருப்புகிறார். உலகின் மாபெரும் சிந்தனையாளர்களில் ஒருவராகத் திகழ்ந்த அவர் தன்னுடைய இந்த இறுதிப் புத்தகத்தில், மனிதகுலம் என்ற முறையில் நாம் எதிர்கொண்டுள்ள சவால்களையும், நாம் எதை நோக்கிப் போய்க் கொண்டிருக்கிறோம் என்பதையும் பற்றிய தன்னுடைய அக்கறையையும் கரிசனத்தையும் நம் அறிவுக்குத் தீனி போடுகின்ற விதத்திலும் தன்னுடைய இயல்பான நகைச்சுவையுணர்வோடும் நம்மோடு பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளுகிறார்.

11th Standard English Questions and Answers - Tamil Nadu State Board Syllabus

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Publisher : Mukil E Publishing And Solutions Private Limited
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Total Pages : 225 pages
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Download or read book 11th Standard English Questions and Answers - Tamil Nadu State Board Syllabus written by Mukil E Publishing And Solutions Pvt Ltd and published by Mukil E Publishing And Solutions Private Limited. This book was released on 2021-03-29 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 11th Standard English - TamilNadu stateboard - solutions , guide For the first time in Tamilnadu, Student's study materials are available as ebooks. Students and Teachers, make use of it.

Train Your Brain

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Publisher : Rupa Publication
ISBN 13 : 9789353047207
Total Pages : 232 pages
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EARLY INDIANS

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Zen and the Art of Happiness

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Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 0943015626
Total Pages : 85 pages
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions

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Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1473696003
Total Pages : 256 pages
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Chanakya Neeti

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ISBN 13 : 9788128400483
Total Pages : 132 pages
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Homo Deus

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062464353
Total Pages : 464 pages
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MBA Entrance Exam 2024 - 73 Topic-wise Solved Tests For Various National and State Universities/Institutes CAT, MAT, NMAT, SNAP, ATMA, TISSNET, GMAT, MAH CET

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On the Shoulders of Giants

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Publisher : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 : 9780141015712
Total Pages : 1264 pages
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Download or read book On the Shoulders of Giants written by Stephen W. Hawking and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 1264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Hawking explains how such great men of science as Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton and Einstein built on the discoveries of those who came before them, and how these works changed the course of science, ushering astronomy and physics out of the Middle Ages and into the modern world.

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

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Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0593132815
Total Pages : 400 pages
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Think Like a Monk

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Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982134488
Total Pages : 352 pages
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Will We Survive on Earth?

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ISBN 13 : 152939239X
Total Pages : 34 pages
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Download or read book Will We Survive on Earth? written by Stephen Hawking and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Be brave, be curious, be determined, overcome the odds. It can be done' Will we survive on Earth? Should we colonise space? Throughout his extraordinary career, Stephen Hawking expanded our understanding of the universe and unravelled some of its greatest mysteries. In Will We Survive on Earth? the world-famous cosmologist and bestselling author of A Brief History of Time turns his attention to one of the most urgent issues for humankind and explores our options for survival. 'Effortlessly instructive, absorbing and witty' Guardian Brief Answers, Big Questions: this stunning paperback series offers electrifying essays from one of the greatest minds of our age, taken from the original text of the No. 1 bestselling Brief Answers to the Big Questions.

Why I am an Atheist

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Total Pages : 19 pages
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Download or read book Why I am an Atheist written by Bhagat Singh and published by Sristhi Publishers & Distributors. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A discussion with a friend soon turned into a matter of self-assessment, leading to this discourse on why Bhagat Singh chose to be an atheist. Even in the face of death at a very young age, with uncanny observations and sharp questions, he forces us to re-think our foundations to faith in god.

Mrs. Dalloway

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Total Pages : 196 pages
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The Book of R

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Publisher : No Starch Press
ISBN 13 : 1593276516
Total Pages : 833 pages
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The Illustrated Theory of Everything

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Publisher : Phoenix Books
ISBN 13 : 1614670323
Total Pages : 192 pages
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