Stephen Hawking : a life in science / Michael White and John Gribbin.

Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, [2002], ©2002.

xi, 348 pages ; 21 cm

New updated ed.

The day Galileo died -- Classical cosmology -- Going up -- Doctors and doctorates -- From black holes to the big bang -- Marriage and fellowship -- Singular solutions -- The breakthrough years -- When black holes explode -- The foothills of fame -- Back to the beginning -- Science celebrity -- When the universe has babies -- A brief history of time -- The end of physics? -- Hollywood, fame and fortune -- A brief history of time travel -- Stephen Hawking, superstar.

Includes bibliographical references and index.