Stephen Hawking
School year: Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
No. of pages 42
Published: 2019
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This book is part of a book series called Genius .
This book is aimed at children at US 1st grade+.
This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.
There are 42 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by White Star .
Isabel Munoz was born in Asturias, Spain and is a graduate of the University of Madrid where she studied Fine Art. Since she was a child she has been closely linked to drawing: always carrying a book of sketches as she does not want inspiration to find her unprepared. She is a fan of children's stories and loves to stop at the little details that are not visible to the naked eye
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Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author. He studied physics at Oxford and then physics with maths in his PHd at Cambridge. He worked with Roger Penrose in the field of general relativity, and theorised that black holes emit radiation. He also posited a theory of cosmology grounded in a union of quantum mechanics and the general theory of relativity. Hawking suffered from motor neurone disease and after the loss of his speech used a special device to speak. His most famous work was his book 'A Brief History of Time'.
"Kent continues the Genius Series of first-person biographies featuring such figures as Frida Kahlo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Marie Curie. Hawking warmly introduces himself (in Kent's words): 'I'm known not only for my work on black holes and relativity, but because I beat the odds and lived with a form of Motor Neuron Disease for years longer than doctors predicted." The narrative is light and even . . . in tone: "No matter what setbacks you encounter, there is always a way to achieve your dreams.' . . . Munoz captures his resilience and humor (one spread shows children watching his character on The Simpsons) while emphasizing the severity of his disease. Back matter includes a timeline and questions for readers to test their knowledge." --Publishers Weekly
