The Grand Design《大设计》斯蒂芬霍金著作,该书旨在反驳艾萨克·牛顿爵士的信仰：宇宙应该是由上帝创造的，它不会诞生于混沌世界.《大设计》是霍金在其《时间简史》之后重要的著作.当当5星级英文阅读产品

　　When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What isthe nature of reality? Is the apparent “grand design” of ouruniverse evidence of a benevolent creator who set things inmotion—or does science offer another explanation? In this startlingand lavishly illustrated book, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinowpresent the most recent scientific thinking about these and otherabiding mysteries of the universe, in nontechnical language markedby brilliance and simplicity.
　　According to quantum theory, the cosmos does not have just asingle existence or history. The authors explain that we ourselvesare the product of quantum fluctuations in the early universe, andshow how quantum theory predicts the “multiverse”—the idea thatours is just one of many universes that appeared spontaneously outof nothing, each with different laws of nature. They conclude witha riveting assessment of M-theory, an explanation of the lawsgoverning our universe that is currently the only viable candidatefor a “theory of everything”: the unified theory that Einstein waslooking for, which, if confirmed, would represent the ultimatetriumph of human reason.