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Modern Explainers

Reading guides to Stephen Hawking's and Carl Sagan's books: what each chapter says in our own words, and where to borrow the books.

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4 topics in 2 units. Builds on The Scientific Revolution. Not sure this is the right course? Find your rung.

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Unit 1 Stephen Hawking

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Reading guides to A Brief History of Time (1988) and The Universe in a Nutshell (2001).

  1. Hawking: A Brief History of Time
  2. Hawking: The Universe in a Nutshell

Unit 2 Carl Sagan

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Reading guides to Cosmos (1980) and Sagan's other books.

  1. Sagan: Cosmos
  2. Sagan's Other Books