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Informationen zum Autor KRISTINE M. LARSEN is Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Central Connecticut State University. She is the author of Stephen Hawking: A Biography (Greenwood). Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung This biography of Hawking! written by a physicist! provides an accessible introduction to the life and work of an inspirational figure. Stephen Hawking: A Biography provides an overview of the life and work of this brilliant scientist that can be read and appreciated by students and lay people alike. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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
