{"product_id":"stephen-hawking-a-memoir-of-friendship-and-physics","title":"Stephen Hawking: A Memoir of Friendship and Physics","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis “vivid and compelling account” (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street\nJournal\u003c\/i\u003e) opens not only the inner workings of one of physics’ greatest\nminds, but also a view into an extraordinary friendship and the human capacity\nto overcome insurmountable challenges.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA BEST SCIENCE BOOK OF 2020 (\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph, The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\nA BEST BOOK OF 2020 (\u003ci\u003eNew Statesmen\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOne of the most influential physicists of our time, Stephen Hawking touched the\nlives of millions. Recalling his nearly two decades as Hawking’s collaborator\nand friends, Leonard Mlodinow brings this complex man into focus in a unique\nand deeply personal portrayal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe meet Hawking the genius, who pours his mind\ninto uncovering the mysteries of the universe—ultimately formulating a\npathbreaking theory of black holes that reignites the discipline of cosmology\nand paves the way for physicists to investigate the origins of the universe in\ncompletely new ways. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe meet Hawking the colleague, a man whose illness leaves\nhim able to communicate at only six words per minute but who expends the effort\nto punctuate his conversations with humor. And we meet Hawking the friend, who\ncan convey volumes with a frown, a smile, or simply a raised eyebrow.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nMlodinow puts us in the room as Hawking indulges his passion for wine and\ncurry; shares his feelings on love, death, and disability; and grapples with\ndeep questions of philosophy and physics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhether depicting Hawking’s devotion\nto his work or demonstrating how he would make spur of the moment choices, such\nas punting on the River Cam (despite the risk the jaunt posed), or spinning\ntales of Hawking defiantly urinating in the hedges outside a restaurant that\ndoesn’t have a wheelchair accessible toilet, Mlodinow captures his indomitable\nspirit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis moving account of a friendship offers us invaluable\nlessons from one of physics’ greatest practitioners about life, the universe,\nand the ability to overcome daunting obstacles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEONARD MLODINOW\u003c\/b\u003e received his PhD in theoretical\nphysics from the University of California, Berkeley, was an Alexander von\nHumboldt Fellow at the Max Planck Institute, and was on the faculty of the\nCalifornia Institute of Technology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHis previous books include the best sellers \u003ci\u003eThe\nGrand Design \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Briefer History of Time \u003c\/i\u003e(both with\nStephen Hawking), \u003ci\u003eSubliminal \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the PEN\/E. O. Wilson\nLiterary Science Writing Award), and \u003ci\u003eWar of the Worldviews \u003c\/i\u003e(with\nDeepak Chopra), as well as \u003ci\u003eElastic, Euclid’s Window, Feynman’s\nRainbow, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Upright Thinkers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOOK DEPOT INC.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44824752062671,"sku":"9781524748685","price":21.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_e0fddc24-d5a9-451b-8575-14bc2c84990f.webp?v=1770105297","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/stephen-hawking-a-memoir-of-friendship-and-physics","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}