Stephen Hawking is one of the most remarkable figures of our time
- a Cambridge genius who has earned international celebrity & become an inspiration to those who have witnessed his triumph over disability. This is Hawkings life story by Kitty Ferguson written with help from Hawking himself & his close associates. Updated & substantially expanded from her earlier book of 1992 this carefully researched up to the minute biography gives a rich picture of Hawkings life
- his childhood the heartrending beginning of his struggle with motor neurone disease his ever-increasing international fame & his long personal battle for survival in pursuit of a scientific understanding of the universe. Throughout Kitty Ferguson also summarizes & explains the cutting-edge science in which Hawking has been engaged. Stephen Hawking" is written with the clarity & simplicity for which all Kitty Fergusons books have been praised. The result is a captivating account of an extraordinary life & mind."