Paperback. Pub Date: December 2001 Pages: 228 Language: Traditional Chinese Publisher: Locus Publishing Publishing Co.. Ltd the Walnut universe is Stephen Hawking of their famous book A Brief History of Time. written in 2001. sequel. It tells the story of the history and principles of modern physics. Hawking attempts to grand unified theory of Einstein and Feynman's multiple historical perspective into an elaborate system of self-consistent theory of everything that happened in the universe. The Walnut universe Royal natural and social science books of 2002 Award. It is seen as a sequel. A Brief History of Time. published in 1988. to make known to the public of the latest developments in physics.