Thought it was a very good book. I would recommend this book to anybody.

I've read through a bunch of Stephen Hawking's books and a couple bios. Solid read. Would easily recommend for any fan of SH.

This book was a bitch of a struggle to get thru mainly because of the science based chapters. But i pushed on because the subject and the man are so fascinating. (I was also hoping to get a clearer understanding of the content in A Brief HIstory of Time which I, like a similar journalist noted in this book got to about page 29 and went huh?). Hawkings mind is a universe unto itself and thankfully for us he has the perseverance of a raging comet. Plenty of the science bits in this book were a literal cosmic wash over me but any glimmer into the universe was well worth it. Following him along his path to enlightenment while his body was slowly disintegrating was awe inspiring. Be prepared for a heady read. Maybe one day Sesame Street will get a hold of this topic so I get it fully and completely:).

The trouble with writing about a scientific figurehead like Stephen Hawking is that in order to really give a sense of the person, you must include something of the work for which they are known--and in Hawking's case, that work is theoretical physics, which the layperson will not easily grasp. (Source: am a layperson, do not even kind of understand string theory.)

Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science does an excellent job of dumbing-down Hawking's complex theories and weaves them into his biography seamlessly. This is a fascinating read, not only because Hawking is a fascinating person, but because his story is told beautifully and respectfully here. I came away with a newfound interest in and understanding of theoretical physics (that will never develop beyond the superficial, but is still there when it wasn't before).

Note: With so many biographies of Hawking available, it's fair to ask why this one deserves to be read over the others. I thought it did an excellent job of recognizing Hawking's significance while still being objective; although the authors clearly respect Stephen Hawking a great deal, they also do not gloss over his character flaws or times when he acted inappropriately.

(I received this book for free through a Goodreads giveaway.)

This book strikes a good balance between covering the science Hawking worked on with the story of his personal life. Stephen Hawking's celebrity and his illness have created something of a caricature of the man in the public imagination. The author dispels that caricature by providing a full portrait of Hawking displaying not only his genius, but his sense of humor, his sometimes disagreeable personality, and his ambivalent relationship with the fame he acquired.

The science sections were, admittedly, a little hard to get through but I don't think that is the fault of the author. The discoveries Hawking made are truly understand by very few people. The concepts can only be simplified so far until they lose their meaning.

Overall, I found this a very enjoyable read, a fascinating look at the life of someone who has overcome serious difficulty to contribute a vast amount to human knowledge.

Papirutgave. Biblioteket. Norsk. Historien om og livet til Stepeh Hawking, med akkurat passelige doser med akkurat passelig populariserte biter av forskningen og teoriene hans. Spennende.

OK sort of book for getting some basic information about Hawking and his work. But it lacks soul and a gripping narration. Probably there are better biographies on Hawking been published, I am not sure though.
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Fantastic book. I finally understand black holes, relativity, and the origins of the universe.

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I won this book on Goodreads awhile back. When my daughter came to visit at Christmas she snatched it up and said it was very interesting, and kept it. Lol. Had to give it 4 stars just based on that. My daughter is 22 and reads often. I'm glad to see her reading something like this!

This was a relatively good read, but mostly it seemed like a book form of the biographical material in the Errol Morris film, "A Brief History of Time." Which is interesting in itself since it was being compiled simultaneously to this book's first edition. Recommended for those interested in yet more knowledge of professor Hawking's younger life.

This is my first book to have got to known Stephen Hawkings, a physicist who’ve come with flying colors despite faced with the disease, ALS and still managed to live a life just like a normal being showing arrogance, sex interest, fame/popularity, travelling the world, multiple relationships, etc...