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Introducing Stephen Hawking: A Graphic Guide

(Paperback, Revised edition)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Introducing Stephen Hawking: A Graphic Guide

Contributors:

By (Author) J.P. McEvoy
Illustrated by Oscar Zarate

ISBN:

9781848310940

Publisher:

Icon Books

Imprint:

Icon Books

Publication Date:

1st February 2010

UK Publication Date:

1st October 2009

Edition:

Revised edition

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

520.92

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

176

Weight:

168g

Description

Stephen Hawking is the world famous physicist with a cameo in The Simpsons on his CV, but outside his academic field his work is little understood. To the public he is a tragic figure, a brilliant scientist and author of the 9 million-copy-selling A Brief History of Time, yet confined to a wheelchair and almost completely paralysed.

J.P. McEvoy and Oscar Zarate's brilliant graphic guide explores Hawking's life, the evolution of his work from his days as a student, and his breathtaking discoveries about where fundamental laws break down or overlap, such as on the edge of a Black Hole or at the origin of the Universe itself.

Introducing is a series of graphic guides that covers every key thinker and topic in philosophy, psychology and science, as well as many others in politics, religion, cultural studies, linguistics and other areas. Feeling clever has never been so much fun.

Reviews

'An ideal introduction' -- Independent
'Astonishingly comprehensive - clearer than Hawking himself' -- Focus

Author Bio

J.P. McEvoy is a former research scientist and now a science journalist. Oscar Zarate is one of the UK's leading graphic artists. He has illustrated numerous Introducing titles. His graphic novel A Small Killing won the Will Eisner Prize.

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