| ISBN |
9780451532503 (hardback) |
| Author |
Gigliotti, Jim author. |
| Title |
Who was Stephen Hawking? / by Jim Gigliotti ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland. |
| Publisher/Date |
New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2019] |
| ©2019 |
| Pagination etc. |
106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Who was-- ? |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (page 106). |
| Contents note |
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 Note |
"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 computerised 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"-- |
| Target audience note |
8-12 years. |
| Subject - Name |
Hawking, Stephen, -- 1942-2018 -- Juvenile literature |
| Subject |
Physicists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Patients -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
| Biographies. |
| Added Author |
Copeland, Gregory illustrator. |
| Shelf Location |
JB HAWK |
