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Few scientists are as recognizable as Stephen Hawking. Despite having Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease)—an affliction that many experts expected to have killed him decades ago—Hawking remains a vital and influential voice in the scientific community. One of the leading cosmologists studying the celestial phenomenon known as black holes, Hawking has also led the way in popularizing science with his best-selling work A Brief History of Time. This biography of Hawking, written by a physicist, provides an accessible introduction to the life and work of an inspirational figure.
Contents
Destiny's Child: An Auspicious Birth and Eclectic Childhood
Scientist in Training: The Road to Oxford
Tragedy and Triumph: Dissertation and Deadly Disease
Children and Calculations: Family Man and Theoretician
"Stephen's Changed Everything": Black Holes Aren't Black
Caltech and Cambridge: Exploring New Horizons
Einstein's Legacy: Quantum Gravity
Physics or Metaphysics: The "No Boundary" Proposal
In a Different Voice: Computers to the Rescue
"The Best Selling Book No One Read": A Brief History of Time
Endings and Beginnings: Marriages Die, Universes are Born
To Boldly Go: Hollywood Calls
Brains, Branes, and Stringy Black Holes: Zeroing in on the Theory of Everything
Larger than Life: Scientist as Icon
