The Resource Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything, by Kitty Ferguson
Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything, by Kitty Ferguson
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The item Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything, by Kitty Ferguson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Internet Archive - Open Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- The story of the life and work of the British theoretical physicist who has taken the study of cosmology farther than most in his field, despite the need for a wheelchair and computer in order to travel and communicate
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (192 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Note
- Originally published in the U.S. as Stephen Hawking, quest for a theory of the universe. New York : Franklin Watts, 1991
- Contents
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- The greatest quest in all science
- Our goal is nothing less than a complete description of the universe we live in
- You shouldn't believe everything you read
- The big question was, was there a beginning or not?
- Black hole explosions?
- Was it all just a lucky chance?
- In all my travels, I have not managed to fall off the edge of the world
- It's turtles all the way down
- The field of baby universes is in its infancy but growing fast
- Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?
- Label
- Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything
- Title
- Stephen Hawking
- Title remainder
- quest for a theory of everything
- Statement of responsibility
- by Kitty Ferguson
- Title variation
- Quest for a theory of everything
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The story of the life and work of the British theoretical physicist who has taken the study of cosmology farther than most in his field, despite the need for a wheelchair and computer in order to travel and communicate
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- CLE
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ferguson, Kitty
- Dewey number
- 530.1092
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QC16.H33
- LC item number
- F47 1992
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Hawking, Stephen
- Cosmology
- Physicists
- Hawking, S. W.
- Hawking, Stephen
- Cosmology
- Physicists
- Great Britain
- Sterrenkundigen
- Label
- Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything, by Kitty Ferguson
- Note
- Originally published in the U.S. as Stephen Hawking, quest for a theory of the universe. New York : Franklin Watts, 1991
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-183) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The greatest quest in all science -- Our goal is nothing less than a complete description of the universe we live in -- You shouldn't believe everything you read -- The big question was, was there a beginning or not? -- Black hole explosions? -- Was it all just a lucky chance? -- In all my travels, I have not managed to fall off the edge of the world -- It's turtles all the way down -- The field of baby universes is in its infancy but growing fast -- Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?
- Extent
- 1 online resource (192 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036951581
- Label
- Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything, by Kitty Ferguson
- Note
- Originally published in the U.S. as Stephen Hawking, quest for a theory of the universe. New York : Franklin Watts, 1991
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-183) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The greatest quest in all science -- Our goal is nothing less than a complete description of the universe we live in -- You shouldn't believe everything you read -- The big question was, was there a beginning or not? -- Black hole explosions? -- Was it all just a lucky chance? -- In all my travels, I have not managed to fall off the edge of the world -- It's turtles all the way down -- The field of baby universes is in its infancy but growing fast -- Is the end in sight for theoretical physics?
- Extent
- 1 online resource (192 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036951581
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