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OverviewFrom his early days at Oxford, Stephen Hawking's brilliance and good humor were obvious to everyone he met. At twenty-one he was diagnosed with ALS, a disease that limited his ability to move and speak, though it did nothing to limit his mind. He went on to do groundbreaking work in cosmology and theoretical physics for decades after being told he had only a few years to live. Through his 1988 bestseller, A Brief History of Time, and his appearances on shows like Star Trek and The Big Bang Theory, Hawking became a household name and a pop-culture icon. In Hawking, Jim Ottaviani and Leland Myrick have crafted an intricate portrait of the great thinker, the public figure, and the man behind both identities. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jim Ottaviani , Leland MyrickPublisher: Roaring Brook Press Imprint: First Second Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.10cm Weight: 0.726kg ISBN: 9781626720251ISBN 10: 1626720258 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 02 July 2019 Recommended Age: From 15 to 17 years Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThis smart and wondrously exploratory scientific biography reveals as much about black holes as the man who explored them. --Publishers Weekly Readers new to Hawking's ideas, and particularly his enigmatic musings about the nature of time, will find this book, cartoonish as it is, to be full of insight; the science is sharp and to the point...Every world-changing scientist deserves such an entertaining but factually rich treatment. --Kirkus Reviews A well-rounded study of physics and one of its brightest stars. --Booklist This smart and wondrously exploratory scientific biography reveals as much about black holes as the man who explored them. --Publishers Weekly Author InformationJim Ottaviani began writing graphic novels about scientists. They include The Imitation Game, Primates, Feynman, and Hawking. His books are New York Times bestsellers, have been translated into over a dozen languages, and have received praise from publications ranging from Nature and Physics World to Entertainment Weekly and Variety. gt-labs.com Leland Myrick is the Ignatz Award-and Harvey Award-nominated author and illustrator of The Sweet Collection, Bright Elegy, and Missouri Boy, and illustrator of the New York Times bestseller Feynman. He has written and illustrated work for Dark Horse Comics, GQ Japan, Vogue Russia, The Flight Series, and First Second Books. lelandmyrick.com Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |