George's Secret key to the Universe

Informationen zum Autor LUCY HAWKING is the original creator of the George series. She works with world leading scientists, including her co-author and father, Stephen Hawking, to explain complex concepts of science through story telling to young readers. A former journalist, she has written widely for British newspapers. Lucy now gives regular talks about the science and stories of the George series to audiences all over the world. STEPHEN HAWKING was a brilliant theoretical physicist and is generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers. He held the position of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and is the author of A Brief History of Time which was an international bestseller. His other books for the general reader include A Briefer History of Time, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universe, The Universe in a Nutshell, The Grand Design , and Black Holes: The BBC Reith Lectures. He died on 14 March, 2018. Klappentext George's pet pig breaks through the fence into the garden next door - introducing him to his new neighbours: the scientist, Eric, his daughter, Annie, and a super-intelligent computer called Cosmos. And from that moment George's life will never be the same again, for Cosmos can open a portal to any point in outer space . . . Written by science educator Lucy Hawking and her father - the most famous scientist in the world - and illustrated by Garry Parsons, George's Secret Key to the Universe will take you on a rollercoaster ride through space to discover the mysteries of our universe. Zusammenfassung George's pet pig breaks through the fence into the garden next door - introducing him to his new neighbours: the scientist, Eric, his daughter, Annie, and a super-intelligent computer called Cosmos.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Luc Hawking, Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking, Stephen W. Hawking, Hawking Lucy
• Editore: Corgi
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 9 a 11 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.08.2008
• EAN: 9780552559584
• ISBN: 978-0-552-55958-4
• Pagine: 352
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Serie: George's Secret Key to the Universe; George's Secret Key to the Universe
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, JUVENILE FICTION / Technology / Astronauts & Space, JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction / Space Exploration, Space (Children's / Teenage)