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Author Gigliotti, Jim, author.

Title Who was Stephen Hawking? / by Jim Gigliotti ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland.

Publication Info. New York : Scholastic, Inc., [2020]
©2019

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 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Children's Department  J B HAWKING GIG    Check Shelf
Description 106 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Series Who was?
Who was-- ?
Summary "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 computerized 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 106).
Contents Who was Stephen Hawking? -- Beginnings -- School days -- Bad news -- Finding a purpose -- New discoveries -- A book for everyone -- Celebrity status -- The human spirit -- Timelines.
Subject Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018 -- Juvenile literature.
Physicists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Patients -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018. (OCoLC)fst01898182
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Patients. (OCoLC)fst00808162
Physicists. (OCoLC)fst01063014
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Illustrated works. (OCoLC)fst01423873
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Added Author Copeland, Gregory, illustrator.
ISBN 9781338665949 (paperback)
1338665944 (paperback)
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