First published in Great Britain in 2018 by John Murray (Publishers)

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Copyright © Spacetime Publications Limited 2018

Foreword © Eddie Redmayne 2018

Introduction © Kip S. Thorne 2018

Afterword © Lucy Hawking 2018

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