The authorized biography of the brilliant theoretical physicist and science simplifier, including discoveries from previously unpublished personal records, by an award-winning writer and biographer.
Stephen Hawking says: \"When a person faces the possibility of early death, he realizes that life is worth living."\Stephen Hawking's insatiable curiosity and appreciation for life pushed him to the furthest reaches of the universe and great human achievements: During his extraordinary life, he shed light on many of the mysteries of black holes and made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the early universe, all while captivating the world and selling more than 25 million copies of his book, A Brief History of Time.Hawking, a brilliant theoretical physicist, lived one of the most distinguished lives of the last century. However, none of this was supposed to be possible. He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the age of 21 and was told he had only a few years to live – but he spent the next 55 years showing what could be achieved against almost impossible odds.Drawing on previously unpublished letters and diaries from his parents, and exclusive interviews with Stephen's family, friends and closest colleagues, Costa Prize-winning biographer and physicist Graham Farmelo reveals the complex personality behind the theories and global fame, and the resilience, resilience and support that enabled him to defy his diagnosis with a life-threatening illness. In style
