Introducing Stephen Hawking

Simply written, with lucid explanations of the physics (and metaphysics) behind Hawking's main ideas ... an ideal introduction' Independent Stephen Hawking is a world-famous physicist, but few people outside his field know what he has done. To the public he is a figure of tragic dimensions a brilliant scientist and author of the phenomenal best- seller A Brief History of Time, and yet confined to a wheelchair, unable to speak or write. Hawking has mastered the two great theories of 20th-century physics Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics - and has made breathtaking discoveries about where they break down or overlap. such as on the edge of a Black Hole or at the Big Bang origin of the Universe. Here is the perfect introduction to Hawking's work, brilliantly written by science journalist J.P. McEvoy, who was helped by several long discussions with Hawking in researching the book. It is superbly illustrated by award- winning artist Oscar Zarate. J.P. McEvoy is a science journalist and author who received his PhD in Physics from Imperial College, London. He is also the author of the bestselling Introducing Quantum Theory. Oscar Zarate is one of the UK's leading graphic artists. He has illustrated numerous Introducing titles including Freud, Quantum Theory and Mind and Brain. His graphic novel A Small Killing won the Will Eisner Prize.