- Paperback
- Publisher: Plume (1993)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0452269881
- ISBN-13: 978-0452269880
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.2 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
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A very poorly written biography.
July 3 1998
By Colin Warren (Cwarren@ifc.org)
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A biography full of inconsistent statements, leaving many questions unexplored, including basic ones such as "when did Hawking find out that his illness was life threatening?" and "What role did his family play in his life during his student days?". The explanations of the development of the main theories (relativity, quantum mechanics, the "big bang", etc.) are accessible to most readers, though no better than given by other books devoted entirely to the topic. Much of this material is poorly tied in to the biography itself. On a stylist level, the text is comparable to tabloid biographies of royalty, and is peppered with trite comments that contribute nothing to understanding Hawking as a person ("It has often been said there is a certain light in Oxford...", "The sixties were a great time to be alive and young..."). Hopefully, someone will write a properly researched biography one day.
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Interesting material but poorly written
April 13 2000
By A Customer
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Format:Paperback
Stephen Hawking's life and his research in cosmology are fascinating and based on that alone I enjoyed this book. However, the book is poorly written and lacks depth. It lacks any detailed description of Stephen Hawking's work and doesn't provide any true insight into his life or character. For example, the authors repeatedly inform us of what an overpowering presence Stephen Hawking has but they never provide any evidence of this. Good writers show you what they mean - they don't just repeatedly tell you.
This book seems to based on no actual contact with Stephen or Jane Hawking or any of his colleagues. It seems that the authors read "A Brief History of Time," read a couple of articles, and then decided to write a biography. It definitely comes up short.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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awesome!
Jun 18 1998
By A Customer
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Format:Paperback
i have been following at least Mr. Hawking's writings and research for a while now-as well as Albert Einstein's. I have a great curiousity in what makes our universe "tick" and find it appropriate that people look for the answers.
You're doing great!
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