Hawking: The Man, the Genius, and the Theory of Everything

by Joel Levy

Well researched, insightful, and accessibly written, The Man, the Genius, and the Theory of Everything is a tribute to an astounding life and a celebration of one man’s world-changing work.
 
On March 14, 2018, the world said goodbye to one of science’s great popularizers. Stephen Hawking was as renowned for his theories on time and space as he was for his unique life story. Undeterred by his debilitating illness, he trained his mind to work in a new way, visualizing problems rather than writing equations, and turning into the leading light in modern science. This fully illustrated biography follows him from an unremarkable upbringing in St Albans to his success as the most celebrated and inspiring scientist of his generation, taking in his family life and scientific breakthroughs. It offers a historical perspective on his achievements, and reveals how he turned a degenerative condition into his calling card and, perhaps, the source of his greatest triumphs.

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2018

About the author

Joel Levy is a writer and journalist specializing in science and history. He is the author of over a dozen books, including The Little Book of Conspiracies and Scientific Feuds: From Galileo to the Human Genome Project. Phobiapedia is his first book for children.

Reviews

[Butterfly2507 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ich fand es super! Schon alleine weil ich grosser Fan von Stephen Hawking bin! Allerdings hätte ich es besser gefunden wenn man mehr über Hawking selbst erfahren hätte als über seine Forschung und Thesen.

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was very interesting and understandable read.

[Anthony Buck · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was pretty good, if a little schizophrenic between the scientists and the trivial (and to my mind it didn't really nail either)

[Ian · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's not bad, but nothing really new with regard to Hawkings life or contribution to science. If you have not read anything about the great man then is a good place to start.

[Duván Mejia Cortes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este libro nos narra de una forma especial la vida de este gran cientifico, el autor nos relata obras, detalles y muchas cosas mas , que nos llevan a pensar que este hombre fue realmente un genio y que con sus aportes la humidad dio grandes saltos hacia la fisica cuantica, los agujeros negros etc.
Muy completo sobre la vida de este Genio.

[LibrisNaEx · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hawkingův příběh je zajímavý sám o sobě, takže nebylo těžké zaujmout. Jen by informace mohly být trochu lépe poskládané za sebou. Oproti knize Marie Curie to bylo hodně chaotické.

[Fin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Großartiges Buch. Sehr Informativ und die Theorien wurden verständlich erklärt.