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NY: Bantam, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A spectacular association copy, inscribed in the year of publication by way of a thumbprint to Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, who was a friend and crucial supporter of Hawking. Hawking's second wife provides a written inscription alongside the thumbprint, as of course Hawking was unable to write by hand due to his advanced ALS: "Gordon, with very many thanks for your continued interest and support, with warmest wishes, Stephen. Thumbprint certified by Elaine Hawking, Elaine Hawking [her signature], 16 November 2005, San Francisco." Uncommon or scarce signed. A powerful association because Hawking's computer and voice-synthesizing technology were substantially provided by Intel at Moore's directive. Gordon Moore holds an early and storied place in the history of computing and Silicon Valley. Aside from co-founding Intel along with two others, he is best known for "Moore's Law," his prediction that the number of transistors…

A Briefer History of Time is a more accessible reworking of Stephen Hawking's earlier work, aimed at making complex concepts comprehensible to a wider audience without the use of technical jargon.