On the Origin of Time
| Author | Thomas Hertog |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Cosmology |
| Genre | Scientific literature |
| Publisher | Penguin book, Odile Jacob |
Publication date | 2023 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 9781911709084 |
| Website | https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/440139/on-the-origin-of-time-by-hertog-thomas/9781911709084 |
On the Origin of Time is a 2023 book by physicist Thomas Hertog about the theories of Stephen Hawking. Hertog is a Belgian cosmologist working at KU Leuven university, who worked extensively with Hawking. He wrote the book at Hawking's request to popularize the top-down cosmological theory that they had developed together.