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- My brief history [sound recording] / by Hawking, Stephen,1942-; Brenher, Matthew.;
- Read by Matthew Brenher.Recounts Stephen Hawking's improbable journey, from his postwar London boyhood to his years of international acclaim and celebrity. Writing with characteristic humility and humor, Hawking opens up about the challenges that confronted him following his diagnosis of ALS at age 21. Tracing his progress as a thinker, he explains how the prospect of an early death urged him onward through numerous intellectual breakthroughs, and talks about the genesis of his masterpiece A Brief History of Time.
- Subjects: Hawking, Stephen, 1942-; Audiobooks.; Black holes (Astronomy); Cosmology.; Physicists;
- © p2013., Random House Audio : Books on Tape,
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- Brief answers to the big questions / by Hawking, Stephen,1942-2018,author.;
- Stephen Hawking was recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration after defying his ALS diagnosis at age twenty-one. He is known for both his breakthroughs in theoretical physics as well as his ability to make complex concepts accessible for all, and was beloved for his mischievous sense of humor. At the time of his death, Hawking was working on a final project: a book compiling his answers to the "big" questions that he was so often posed--questions that ranged beyond his academic field. Within these pages, he provides his personal views on our biggest challenges as a human race, and where we, as a planet, are heading next. Each section will be introduced by a leading thinker offering his or her own insight into Professor Hawking's contribution to our understanding.
- Subjects: Science; Philosophy and science.; Inquiry (Theory of knowledge);
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- On the origin of time : Stephen Hawking's final theory / by Hertog, Thomas,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."Stephen Hawking's closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar's final thoughts on the cosmos--a dramatic revision of the theory that made him the heir to Einstein's legacy. Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life. Pondering this mystery led Hawking to study the big bang origin of the universe, but his early work ran into a crisis when the math predicted many big bangs producing a multiverse--countless different universes, most far too bizarre to harbor life. Holed up in the theoretical physics department at Cambridge, Stephen Hawking and his friend and collaborator Thomas Hertog worked shoulder to shoulder for twenty years on a new quantum theory of the cosmos. As their journey took them deeper into the big bang, they were startled to find a deeper level of evolution in which the physical laws themselves transform and simplify until particles, forces, and even time itself fades away. Once upon a time, perhaps, there was no time. This led them to a revolutionary idea: the laws of physics are not set in stone but are born and co-evolve as the universe they govern takes shape. On the Origin of Time takes the reader on a quest to understand questions bigger than our universe, peering into the extreme quantum physics of black holes and the big bang and drawing on the latest developments in string theory. As Hawking's final days drew near, the two collaborators developed a final theory proposing their radical new Darwinian perspective on the origins of our universe. Hertog offers a striking new vision that ties together more deeply than ever the nature of the universe's birth with our existence. This new theory profoundly transforms the way we think about our place in the order of the cosmos and may ultimately prove Hawking's biggest legacy"--
- Subjects: Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018.; Cosmology.; Universe.;
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- Stephen Hawking : a memoir of friendship and physics / by Mlodinow, Leonard,1954-author.;
- "A memoir from the author of SUBLIMINAL and THE DRUNKARD'S WALK revealing his relationship with renowned physicist Stephen Hawking as both a fellow scientist and a friend"--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018.; People with disabilities; Physicists;
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- The theory of everything [videorecording] / by Hawking, Jane.Travelling to infinity: My life with Stephen.Videorecording.; Jones, Felicity,actor.; Lloyd, Harry,1983-; Marsh, James,1963-; Morrison, Thomas.; Orr-Ewing, Alice.; Perry, Sophie.; Prior, Tom,actor.; Redmayne, Eddie,1982-; Thewlis, David,1963-; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Focus Features.;
- Felicity Jones, Tom Prior, Thomas Morrison, Eddie Redmayne, Sophie Perry, Alice Orr-Ewing, David Thewlis, Harry Lloyd.Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of - time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.
- Subjects: Hawking, Jane; Hawking, Stephen, 1942-; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Astrophysicists; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships;
- © 2015., Focus Features ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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- Stephen Hawking / by Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel(María Isabel); Hunt, Matt,1988-;
- Includes bibliographical references."When Stephen Hawking was a little boy, he used to stare up at the stars and wonder about the universe. Although he was never top of the class, his curiosity took him to the best universities in England: Oxford and Cambridge. It also led him to make one of the biggest scientific discoveries of the 20th century: Hawking radiation. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the brilliant physicist's life"--Amazon.com.LSC
- Subjects: Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018; Physicists; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; People with disabilities;
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- Brave new world [videorecording] / by Attenborough, David,1926-; Dawkins, Richard,1941-; Hawking, Stephen,1942-; Say, Louise V.; Sykes, Kathy,1966-; Winston, Robert M. L.; Acorn Media (Firm); Athena (Firm); Handel Productions, Inc.; IWC Media.;
- Machines -- Health -- Technology -- Environment -- Biology.Host, Steven Hawking ; guest presenters, David Attenborough, Richard Dawkins, Kathy Sykes, Robert Winston.Hosted by Professor Stephen Hawking, this five-part series travels the globe to explore the amazing research and inventions that will transform lives in the future. Hawking is joined by a cast of scientists offering expert commentary on today's scientific revolutions.E.DVD ; stereo.
- Subjects: Discoveries in science.; Documentary television programs.; Inventions.; Research.; Science television programs.;
- For private home use only.
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- Genius [videorecording] / by Bowie, Ben,television director,television producer.; Hawking, Stephen,1942-host.; Riddick, Iain,television director,television producer.; Sayers, Jane(Television producer and director),television director,television producer.; Woods, Pete(Television director),television director.; Bigger Bang Communications, Ltd,production company.; National Geographic Channels International,production company.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),publisher.;
- Host, Stephen Hawking.Professor Stephen Hawking challenges a selection of volunteers to think like the greatest geniuses in history and solve some of humanity's most enduring questions. Professor Stephen Hawking reveals our true potential in a radical new science show which challenges a selection of volunteers and the viewer to think like the greatest geniuses of the past and answer some of humanity's toughest and most enduring questions.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereophonic.
- Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Educational television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Science television programs.; Critical thinking.; Genius.;
- For private home use only.
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