«Eine wunderbare Zeit zu leben»

Stephen Hawking is the most famous scientist of our time. A master of elegant simplification, he is the man who made astrophysics and cosmology popular worldwide. This small reader, compiled in honor of his 75th birthday, presents the private Stephen Hawking through personal accounts—his childhood, studies, early career, and life with ALS—along with his scientific credo in selected texts. It is intended for anyone who wishes to revisit important milestones in the life and work of the great physicist or gain access to Stephen Hawking's universe through some of his significant writings. Where do we come from? Who are we? Where are we going? - These are questions of humanity that concern us all, inquiries into the meaning and purpose of life. For the world of physics and cosmology, Stephen Hawking has crafted his own perspective on these issues.