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Stephen Hawking, author portrait

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His books for the general reader include My Brief History, the classic A Brief History of Time, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universes, The Universe in a Nutshell, and, with Leonard Mlodinow, A Briefer History of Time and The Grand Design. Stephen Hawking died in 2018.
You and the Universe
Brief Answers to the Big Questions
My Brief History
The Grand Design
A Briefer History of Time
The Universe in a Nutshell
A Brief History of Time
The Illustrated A Brief History of Time
Black Holes and Baby Universes

Books

You and the Universe
Brief Answers to the Big Questions
My Brief History
The Grand Design
A Briefer History of Time
The Universe in a Nutshell
A Brief History of Time
The Illustrated A Brief History of Time
Black Holes and Baby Universes

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