Seife, Charles

Summary: "Confined to a wheelchair and surrounded by an entourage of nurses, Stephen Hawking was a symbol of the power of mind over matter. The public adored him, and the media compared him to Newton and Einstein. Appearing at concerts, on The Simpsons, and even on the edge of space, he was an icon who captured the imaginations of audiences all over the world. It didn't seem to matter that his fans had...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2021

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Hawking, Jane

Summary: The wife of the reknowned British physicist describes their courtship and marriage, her years caring for his physical needs, his rise to prominence as a scientist and world celebrity, their bitter divorce, and later reconciliation.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alma Books 2014

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Hawking, Stephen

Summary: The famous physicist details the events of his life and career, including attending Oxford and Cambridge, his ALS diagnosis, his study of black holes, and his penning of the bestselling "A Brief History of Time."

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2013

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Mlodinow, Leonard

Summary: "A memoir from the author of SUBLIMINAL and THE DRUNKARD'S WALK revealing his relationship with renowned physicist Stephen Hawking as both a fellow scientist and a friend"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2020

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Hawking, S. W. (Stephen W.)

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1993

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Ferguson, Kitty.

Summary: "Stephen Hawking has been an iconic figure in physics for the last half a century, making many groundbreaking discoveries on the nature of the universe. Yet while his mind roams to the farthest corners of reality, his body has become increasingly trappedby the advance of Lou Gehrig's disease, which has bound him to a wheelchair, without speech or movement except for a few facial muscles. Told...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2012

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Christianson, Gale E.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 1984

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Dolnick, Edward

Summary: Presents the true story of a pivotal moment in modern history when a group of strange, tormented geniuses--Isaac Newton chief among them--invented science and remade our understanding of the world.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2011

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Gleick, James.

Summary: In this biography, Gleick moves between a comprehensive historical portrait and a dramatic focus on Newton's significant letters and unpublished notebooks to illuminate the real importance of his work in physics, in optics, and in calculus.

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2003

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