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Who was Stephen Hawking? / by Jim Gigliotti ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Who was-- ?Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 106 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780451532480
  • 0451532481
  • 9780451532503
  • 0451532503
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Who was Stephen Hawking? -- Beginnings -- School days -- Bad news -- Finding a purpose -- New discoveries -- A book for everyone -- Celebrity status -- The human spirit -- Timelines.
Summary: "Learn more about the renowned British scientist, professor, and author who spent his entire career trying to answer the question: "Where did the universe come from?" Stephen Hawking was born exactly three hundred years after the death of the scientist Galileo, so maybe it was written in the stars that he would become a famous scientist in his own right. Although he was diagnosed with a neurological disease at age 21, Stephen did not let the illness define his life. Known for his groundbreaking work in physics, and identified by his wheelchair and computerized voice system, Stephen continued his research until his death in 2018. He is best known for his black hole theories and his best-selling book A Brief History of Time. Stephen Hawking is an example of a person who had a great mind, but an even greater spirit"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography Hawking, S. G459 Available 33111009293545
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Biography Hawking, S. G459 Available 33111008200566
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Stephen Hawking was born exactly three hundred years after the death of the scientist Galileo, so maybe it was written in the stars that he would become a famous scientist in his own right. Although he was diagnosed with a neurological disease at age 21, Stephen did not let the illness define his life. Known for his groundbreaking work in physics, and identified by his wheelchair and computerized voice system, Stephen continued his research until his death in 2018. He is best known for his black hole theories and his best-selling book A Brief History of Time. Stephen Hawking is an example of a person who had a great mind, but an even greater spirit.

Includes bibliographical references (page 106).

Who was Stephen Hawking? -- Beginnings -- School days -- Bad news -- Finding a purpose -- New discoveries -- A book for everyone -- Celebrity status -- The human spirit -- Timelines.

"Learn more about the renowned British scientist, professor, and author who spent his entire career trying to answer the question: "Where did the universe come from?" Stephen Hawking was born exactly three hundred years after the death of the scientist Galileo, so maybe it was written in the stars that he would become a famous scientist in his own right. Although he was diagnosed with a neurological disease at age 21, Stephen did not let the illness define his life. Known for his groundbreaking work in physics, and identified by his wheelchair and computerized voice system, Stephen continued his research until his death in 2018. He is best known for his black hole theories and his best-selling book A Brief History of Time. Stephen Hawking is an example of a person who had a great mind, but an even greater spirit"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-12.

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