Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science

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The definitive portrait of the world's most brilliant scientist--the heir to Albert Einstein. Scarcely able to move or speak as a result of Lou Gehrig's Disease, Hawking has vastly expanded our scientific knowledge while waging a 25-year battle with a disease that usually kills within five years.

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The Day Galileo Died
1
Classical Cosmology
21
Going Up
40
Copyright

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John R. Gribbin (born 19 March 1946) is a British science writer, an astrophysicist, and a visiting fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex. The topical range of his prolific writings include quantum physics, human evolution, climate change, global warming, the origins of the universe, and biographies of famous scientists. He also writes science fiction. In 1984, Gribbin published In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality, the book that he is best known for, which continues to sell well even after years of publication. At the 2009 World Conference of Science Journalists, the Association of British Science Writers presented Gribbin with their Lifetime Achievement award.

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