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

Author/creator White, Michael
Other author Gribbin, John, 1946-
Format Book
EditionNew updated ed.
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, ©2002.
Descriptionxi, 348 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 322-328) and index.
LCCN 2002011961
ISBN0309084105 (pbk. : alk. paper)