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Stephen Hawking : his life and work. The story and science of one of the most extraordinary, celebrated and courageous figures of our time

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In 1963 Stephen Hawking was given a couple of years to live. In January 2017 he celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday. This biography of the brilliant theoretical physicist and inspirational international celebrity, written with the help of Hawking himself and his close associates, now includes- A His leadership at the London Paralympic Games A The release of the film about his life The Theory of Everything A His BBC Reith Lectures in 2016 A His continuing work on black holes, gravitational waves, the new discovery of osupertranslationso A The launch of the astounding oStarshoto programme A The first presentation of the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication at Starmus III in June 2016. Written with the clarity and simplicity for which all Kitty Ferguson's books have been praised, it is a captivating account of an extraordinary life and mind.

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Idioma
Inglés
Editorial
Bantam Books
Publicado en
2017
Formato
Tapa blanda
Páginas
576
ISBN10
0857503677
ISBN13
9780857503671
Serie
Primera publicación
1991
Título original
Quest for a Theory of Everything
Calificación
3,8 de 5
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In 1963 Stephen Hawking was given a couple of years to live. In January 2017 he celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday. This biography of the brilliant theoretical physicist and inspirational international celebrity, written with the help of Hawking himself and his close associates, now includes- A His leadership at the London Paralympic Games A The release of the film about his life The Theory of Everything A His BBC Reith Lectures in 2016 A His continuing work on black holes, gravitational waves, the new discovery of osupertranslationso A The launch of the astounding oStarshoto programme A The first presentation of the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication at Starmus III in June 2016. Written with the clarity and simplicity for which all Kitty Ferguson's books have been praised, it is a captivating account of an extraordinary life and mind.