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Stephen Hawking is the best-known theoretical physicist alive today but few people outside his field know what he has done. To the public at large he is a legendary figure of tragic dimen- sions a brilliant scientist and author of the phenomenal bestseller, A Brief History of Time and yet confined to a wheelchair, unable to speak or write.Hawking has mastered the two great theories of physics from this century, Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. He has made breath-taking discoveries about where these theories break down or overlap, such as the edge of a Black Hole or the Big Bang origin of the Universe. Here is the perfect beginner's guide to Hawking's work including his present research into Quantum Gravity.The book is brilliantly written by science journalist and former physicist, J. P. McEvoy, who was helped by several long discussions with Hawking in researching the book. It is superbly illustrated by award-winning comic artist, Oscar Zarate. ISBN:9781874166252
