Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything / by Kitty Ferguson.

  • Ferguson, Kitty.
Date:
[1992], ©1992
  • Books

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Description

Summary: The story of the life and work of the British theoretical physicist who has taken the study of cosmology farther than most in his field, despite the need for a wheelchair and computer in order to travel and communicate

Publication/Creation

New York : Bantam Books, [1992], ©1992.

Physical description

192 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 18 cm

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Notes

Originally published in the U.S. as Stephen Hawking, quest for a theory of the universe. New York : Franklin Watts, 1991

Contents

The greatest quest in all science -- Our goal is nothing less than a complete description of the universe we live in -- You shouldn't believe everything you read -- The big question was, was there a beginning or not? -- Black hole explosions? -- Was it all just a lucky chance? -- In all my travels, I have not managed to fall off the edge of the world -- It's turtles all the way down -- The field of baby universes is in its infancy but growing fast -- Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-183) and index

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  • 055329895X
  • 0553405071