Steven Hawking
 Stephen William Hawking CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA
(born 8 January 1942) is a British
theoretical physicist. Stephen Hawking is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the
University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He is
known for his contributions to the fields of
cosmology and quantum gravity, especially in
the context of black holes, and his popular
works in which he discusses his own theories
and cosmology in general. These include the
runaway popular science bestseller A Brief
History of Time.
His key scientific works to date have
included providing, with Roger Penrose,
theorems regarding singularities in the
framework of general relativity, and the
theoretical prediction that black holes
should emit radiation, which is today known
as Hawking radiation, or sometimes as
Bekenstein-Hawking radiation. His
scientific career spans over 40 years and
his books and public appearances have made
him an academic celebrity and world-renowned
theoretical physicist. He is an Honorary
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a
member of the Mensa society and a lifetime
member of the Pontifical Academy of Science.
Hawking is physically challenged by
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The
illness has progressed over the years and he
is now almost completely paralyzed |
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Stephen Hawking Books |
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A
Brief History of Time
Amazon.com Review -
Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant theoretical
physicists in history, wrote the modern classic A Brief History
of Time to help nonscientists understand the questions being
asked by scientists today: Where did the universe come from? How
and why did it begin? Will it come to an end, and if so, how?
Hawking attempts to reveal these questions (and where we're
looking for answers) using a minimum of technical jargon. Among
the topics gracefully covered are gravity, black holes, the Big
Bang, the nature of time, and physicists' search for a grand
unifying theory. This is deep science; these concepts are so
vast (or so tiny) as to cause vertigo while reading, and one
can't help but marvel at Hawking's ability to synthesize this
difficult subject for people not used to thinking about things
like alternate dimensions. The journey is certainly worth
taking, for, as Hawking says, the reward of understanding the
universe may be a glimpse of "the mind of God." --Therese
Littleton --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. |
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The Universe in a
Nutshell
Amazon.com Review - Stephen Hawking, science's first real rock
star, may be the least-read bestselling author in history--it's
no secret that many people who own A Brief History of Time have
never finished it. Hawking's The Universe in a Nutshell aims to
remedy the situation, with a plethora of friendly illustrations
to help readers grok some of the most brain-bending ideas ever
conceived.
Does it succeed? Yes and no. While Hawking offers genuinely
accessible context for such complexities as string theory and
the nature of time, it's when he must translate equations to
sentences that the limits of language get in the way. But
Hawking has simplified the origin of the universe, the nature of
space and time, and what holds it all together to an
unprecedented degree, inviting nonscientists to share his
obvious awe and love of the unseen forces that shape it all.
Yes, it's difficult reading, but it's worth it. Hawking is one
of the great geniuses of our time, a man whose life has been
devoted to thinking in the abstract about the universe. With his
help, and pictures--lots of pictures--we can seek to understand
a bit more of the cosmos. --Therese Littleton |
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A Briefer History of Time
- Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking's A Brief
History of Time, published in 1988, was a surprise best-seller
but a tough read for most people who tackled it. Hawking
received many requests for a version that would make his
discussion of deep questions about the universe more accessible.
This book does that. Hawking and Mlodinow, a physicist turned
science writer, proceed by small and careful steps from the
early history of astronomy to today's efforts to construct a
grand unified theory of the universe.
Editors of Scientific American --This text refers to the
Hardcover edition. |
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