Stephen Hawking: A Biography

by Kristine Larsen

Book Overview

Stephen Hawking is arguably the most famous physicist since Albert Einstein. His decades-long struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), combined with his singular brilliance as a cosmologist, has fascinated both the public and his colleagues in science. In this engagingly written biography, Kristine Larsen, a physicist and astronomer herself, presents a candid and insightful portrait of Hawking's personal and professional life. Avoiding the hero-worship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591025745
• ISBN13: 9781591025740
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Lifting the curtain......

Lifts the curtain on Stephen Hawkings life, see his human side, that he's just like everyone else, but, Hawkings is nothing like anyone else. A brilliant mind, seething with a tsunami of knowledge, wisdom, and theory.

Great book

I have read all of Hawkings books but knew little about the man. He may be the greatest scientist since Einstein, but it is good to read about his personal life as well.

From Hawking's early lack of focus as a college student to the evolution of his groundbreaking work

Kristine Larsen's STEPHEN HAWKING: A BIOGRAPHY comes from a physicist and astronomer who examines noted physicist Stephen Hawkins' personal and professional life, emphasizing his contributions, his life, and his special physical challenges. From Hawking's early lack of focus as a college student to the evolution of his groundbreaking work, this biographical coverage is key reading for any interested in correlating his science with his life.