A brief history of time : [electronic resource] from the big bang to black holes / Stephen W. Hawking ; introduction by Carl Sagan ; illustrations by Ron Miller.

Includes index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction / by Carl Sagan -- [ch.] 1. Our picture of the universe -- [ch.] 2. Space and time -- [ch.] 3. The expanding universe -- [ch.] 4. The uncertainty principle -- [ch.] 5. Elementary particles and the forces of nature -- [ch.] 6. Black holes -- [ch.] 7. Black holes ain't so black -- [ch.] 8. The origin and fate of the universe -- [ch.] 9. The arrow of time -- [ch.] 10. The unification of physics -- [ch.] 11. Conclusion -- Albert Einstein -- Galileo Galilei -- Isaac Newton -- Glossary -- Index.

Also issued online.