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Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything / by Kitty Ferguson.
- Title
- Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything / by Kitty Ferguson.
- Author
- Ferguson, Kitty
- Publication
- Toronto ; New York : Bantam Books, c1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | QC16.H33 F47 1992 | Off-site | |
| Text | Request in advance | QC16.H33 F47 1992 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 192 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports.; 20 cm.
- Summary
- The story of the life and work of the British theoretical physicist who has taken the study of cosmology farther than most in his field, despite the need for a wheelchair and computer in order to travel and communicate.
- Alternative Title
- Quest for a theory of everything.
- Quest for a theory of everything
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Popular works
- Popular works.
- Note
- Originally published in the U.S. as Stephen Hawking, quest for a theory of the universe. New York : Franklin Watts, 1991.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-183) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The greatest quest in all science -- Our goal is nothing less than a complete description of the universe we live in -- You shouldn't believe everything you read -- The big question was, was there a beginning or not? -- Black hole explosions? -- Was it all just a lucky chance? -- In all my travels, I have not managed to fall off the edge of the world -- It's turtles all the way down -- The field of baby universes is in its infancy but growing fast -- Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?
- ISBN
- 055329895X (pbk.) :
- 0553405071 (pbk) :
- LCCN
- gb^93003631^
- OCLC
- 26345756
- SCSB-10016308
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library