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Stephen Hawking: A Biography

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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

Few scientists are as recognizable as Stephen Hawking. 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.

written by a physicist students and lay readers alike, this biography documents Hawking childhood and early education, the shocking diagnosis of his disease, his early sicentific work on black holes that cemented his reputation as a scientist, and chronicles how he managed to remain a productive scientist and scholar despite his debilitating condition

Also includes a list of resources for further information, and a timeline of important events in his life and Several appendices explain the details of Hawking’s scientific work

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