Stephen Hawking's Universe (Unabridged

Hailed as "an equal of Einstein" by Time magazine, Stephen Hawking is the most extraordinary scientific mind of our time. Hawking's brilliant career in physics and cosmology is even more remarkable in light of his battle with Lou Gehrig's disease, which has kept him confined to a wheelchair for many years. Here, author John Boslough offers the first popular introduction to Hawking and his theories. Enter the mysterious world of black holes and singularities - the points in our universe where space and time break down completely - and travel back in time to the "big bang" that might well have created the universe. This fascinating book includes interviews with Hawking himself, in which he discusses his life, his work, and what he still hopes to achieve.