霍金傳

定　價(jià)：￥19.80

作　者：	（美）克里斯廷·拉森
出版社：	中國(guó)人民大學(xué)出版社
叢編項(xiàng)：	名人傳記系列
標(biāo)　簽：	英語(yǔ)與其他外語(yǔ)

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ISBN：	9787300084589	出版時(shí)間：	2007-09-01	包裝：	平裝
開本：	16	頁(yè)數(shù)：	171	字?jǐn)?shù)：

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　　Few scientists are as recognizable as Stephen Hawking. Despite havingAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis （Lou Gehrig's disease）：an affliction thatmany experts expected to have killed him decades agoHawking remainsa vital and influential voice in the scientific community. One of the leadingcosmologists studying the celestial phenomenon known as black holes，Hawking has also led the way in popularizing science with his best-sellingwork A Brier'History of Time. This biography of Hawking， written by aphysicist， provides an accessible introduction to the life and work of aninspirational figure.Stephen Hawking." A Biography provides an overview of the life and workof this brilliant scientist that can be read and appreciated by students andlay people alike. The author examines many aspects of his fascinating career： · Hawking's childhood and early education， and the shocking diagnosisof his disease： · His early scientific work on black holes that cemented his reputationas a scientist; · How Hawking managed to remain a productive scientist and scholardespite having a debilitating illness.

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Series Foreword
Introduction
Tmeline
Chapter 1 Destiny's Child: An Auspicious Birth and Eclectic Upbringing
Chapter 2 Scientist in Training: The Oxford Years
Chapter 3 Tragedy and Triumph: Deadly Disease and Dissertation
Chapter 4 Children and Calculations: Family Man and Theoretician
Chapter 5 "Stephen's Changed Everything": Black Holes Aren't Black
Chapter 6 Caltech and Cambridge: Exploring New Horizons
Chapter 7 Physics or Metaphysics?: The "No-Boundary" Proposal
Chapter 8 Challenges and Controversy: An Unexpected Silence and Time's Arrows
Chapter 9 The Best-Selling Book That "No One Read": A Brief History of TIme
Chapter 10 To Boldly Go: Time Travel and Television
Chapter 11 Plays, P-branes, and Polls: Private Lives and Public Pronouncements
Chapter 12 Books and Bets: The Universe in a Nutshell and the End of a Paradox
Epilogue Stephen Hawking: Man Versus Myth
Appendixes:
A: General Relativity and Cosmology
B: The Laws of Thermodynamics and Black Holes
C: Inflationary Cosmology
D: The AdS/CFT Correspondence
Glossary
Select Bibliography
Index
Vocabulary