Who Was Stephen Hawking?

Learn more about the renowned British scientist, professor, and author who spent his entire career trying to answer the question: "Where did the universe come from?" Stephen Hawking was born exactly three hundred years after the death of the scientist Galileo, so maybe it was written in the stars that he would become a famous scientist in his own right. Although he was diagnosed with a neurological disease at age 21, Stephen did not let the illness define his life. Known for his groundbreaking work in physics, and identified by his wheelchair and computerized voice system, Stephen continued his research until his death in 2018. He is best known for his black hole theories and his best-selling book A Brief History of Time . Stephen Hawking is an example of a person who had a great mind, but an even greater spirit.

Product details

• Authors: Gregory Copeland, Jim Gigliotti, Jim E Gigliotti, Jim E. Gigliotti, Gigliotti Jim, Who HQ
• Assisted by: Gregory Copeland (Illustration), Copeland Gregory (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780451532480
• ISBN: 978-0-451-53248-0
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 194 mm x 7 mm
• Series: Who Was...?; Who Was?
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Physics, People & places (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / United States