Stephen Hawking
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Stephen Hawking

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Stephen Hawking

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Stephen Hawking is no ordinary scientist. Perhaps more than any other scientist, he has broadened our basic understanding of the universe. His theoretical work on black holes and the origins and nature of the cosmos have been groundbreaking—if not downright revolutionary. He has also spent much of his adult life confined to a wheelchair, a victim of ALS. But his physical limitations have done nothing to confine him intellectually or hinder his scientific development. Hawking would already be remarkable for his cutting-edge work in theoretical physics alone. However, he has also managed to popularize science unlike any one else. Today, he is a household name and achieved almost cult-like fame with the release of A Brief History of Time. Although this book is steeped in the complexities of cosmology, millions of people were eager to learn just some of what he had to offer. Science writers White and Gribbin have painted a compelling portrait of a scientific mind that seemingly knows no bounds. Weaving together clear explanations of Hawking's science with a detailed, balanced, and sensitive personal history, we come to know and appreciate both sides of this incredible man. Includes new updates in Hawking's biography and the recent discovery of the Higgs-Boson (or "God") particle.

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Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2016
ISBN
9781681770949
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Science & Technology Biographies
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Preface to the New Edition
  5. 1. The Day Galileo Died
  6. 2. Classical Cosmology
  7. 3. Going Up
  8. 4. Doctors and Doctorates
  9. 5. From Black Holes to the Big Bang
  10. 6. Marriage and Fellowship
  11. 7. Singular Solutions
  12. 8. The Breakthrough Years
  13. 9. When Black Holes Explode
  14. 10. The Foothills of Fame
  15. 11. Back to the Beginning
  16. 12. Science Celebrity
  17. 13. When the Universe Has Babies
  18. 14. A Brief History of Time
  19. 15. The End of Physics?
  20. 16. Fame and Fortune
  21. 17. A Brief History of Time Travel
  22. 18. Stephen Hawking: Superstar
  23. 19. God and the Multiverse
  24. 20. The Topsy-Turvy Universe of a Global Icon
  25. Notes
  26. Acknowledgments
  27. Index
  28. About the Authors
  29. Copyright