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Stephen Hawking - A Life In Science: Michael White and John Gribben
Stephen Hawking - A Life In Science: Michael White and John Gribben
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Stephen Hawking was no ordinary scientist. With a career that began over thirty years ago at Cambridge University, he managed to do more than perhaps any other scientist to broaden our basic understanding of the universe. His theoretical work on black holes and his progress in advancing our knowledge of the origin and nature of the cosmos have been groundbreaking, if not downright revolutionary. He spent much of his adult life confined to a wheelchair, a victim of ALS, a degenerative motor neuron disease. Clearly his physical limitations did nothing to confine him intellectually. He simply never allowed his illness to hinder his scientific development. In fact, many would argue that his liberation from the routine chores of life has allowed him to focus his efforts more keenly on his science. Hawking certainly would have been remarkable for his cutting edge work in theoretical physics alone. However, he also managed to popularise science in a way unparalleled by other scientists of his stature. He became a household name, achieving almost cult-like fame, with the release of his best-selling book, A Brief History of Time. Here is a portrait of an indefatigable genius and a scientific mind that seemingly knew no bounds.
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Autobiography/Bio/Non-Fiction, OS paperback; light spine creases; slight shelfwear; tightly bound and clean withinShare
