Stephen Hawking : A Memoir of Friendship and Physics

Stephen Hawking : A Memoir of Friendship and Physics

Mlodinow, Leonard

Editorial Random House
Fecha de edición agosto 2020 · Edición nº 1

Idioma inglés

EAN 9780375715365
240 páginas
Libro Dimensiones 210 mm x 140 mm


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An intimate and inspirational exploration of Stephen Hawkingthe man, the friend, and the physicist.

One of the most influential physicists of our time, Stephen Hawking touched the lives of millions. Recalling his nearly two decades as Hawking's collaborator and friends, Leonard Mlodinow brings this complex man into focus in a unique and deeply personal portrayal. We meet Hawking the genius, who ours his mind into uncovering the mysteries of the universeultimately formulating a pathbreaking theory of black holes that reignites the discipline of cosmology and paves the way for physicists to investigate the origins of the universe in completely new ways.

We meet Hawking the colleagues, a man whose illness leaves him able to communicate at only six words per minute but who expends the effort to punctuate his conversations with humor. And we meet Hawking the friend, who can convey volumes with a frown, a smile, or simply a raised eyebrow.

Mlodinow puts us in the room as Hawking indulges his passion for wine and curry; shares his feelings on love, death, and disability; and grapples with deep questions of philosophy and physics. Whether depicting Hawking's devotion to his work or demonstrating how he would make spur of the moment choices, such as punting on the River Cam (despite the risk the jaunt to posed), or spinning tales of Hawking defiantly urinating in the hedges outside a restaurant that doesn't have a wheelchair accessible toilet, Mlodinow captures his indomitable spirit.

This deeply affecting account of a friendship teaches us not just about the nature and practice of physics but also about life and the human capacity to overcome daunting obstacles.

Biografía del autor

Leonard Mlodinow es doctor en física por la Universidad de California. Fue miembro del claustro del California Institute of Technology y obtuvo una beca de la fundación Alexander von Humboldt en el Instituto Max Planck de Física y Astrofísica en Múnich. Ha trabajado como guionista de las series de televisión Star Trek: The Next Generation y MacGyver. En Crítica ha publicado El arcoiris de Feynman (2004), El andar del borracho (2008), Subliminal (2013), Las lagartijas no se hacen preguntas (2016) y, junto a Stephen Hawking, Brevísima historia del tiempo (2005) y El gran diseño (2012).





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