Stephen Hawking

Author: Bernard R. Ryan Jr. (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Stephen Hawking is one of the most distinguished physicists after Albert Einstein. In 1963, Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and doctors said he could only live for two more years. After a brief period of disappointment and frustration, Hawking resumed his research on cosmology. The cosmological work "A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes," published by Hawking in 1988, is a landmark bestseller. More than 40 years after his diagnosis, Hawking remains dedicated to theoretical research on the origin of the universe and continues to work tirelessly on the grand unification theory. Hawking currently holds the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, a position once held by Isaac Newton. This book introduces this great physicist and is suitable for.