Stephen Hawking
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"We are all time travelers journeying together into the future. But let us work together to make that future a place we want to visit. Scientist and educator Stephen Hawking spent his life trying to unravel the mysteries of the universe. But, he still had many questions-and he wanted every reader, every child, to come together to help answer them: How can we save the planet? How can we learn to be there for one another?"-- Amazon.com.
Author
Series
George Greenby books volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
George is heartbroken when his neighbor Annie and her space-scientist father move to Florida, but when Annie sends him a secret message telling him she has been contacted by aliens with a terrible warning, he joins her in a galaxy-wide search for answers. Includes scientific essays on space related topic and photos. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Author
Publisher
Running
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Brings together a compilation of the most important works by Albert Einstein, presenting his papers on the theory of relativity, quantum theory, statistical mechanics, the photoelectric effect, and other studies that transformed modern physics.
Publisher
Discovery
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion, or does science offer another explanation? Delve into the mind of Stephen Hawking as he attempts to answer some of life's biggest questions. Is there a god? What is the meaning of life? And why does the universe exist? From Newton's discovery of gravity to the latest advances in quantum physics, Hawking will explore some fascinating territory...
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Bestselling author and physicist Stephen Hawking guides the nonscientific reader through the fascinating and befuddling of quantum physics, gathering together the most important papers on the subject and contributing his own highly valuable perspective.
Author
Series
George Greenby books volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
George tries to escape a host of problems by going to Switzerland to help his friend Annie's father, Eric, run an experiment exploring the origins of the universe, but faces saboteurs and a mysterious message from George's old nemesis, Reeper, there. Includes scientific essays exploring the latest theories on the origin of the universe.
Author
Series
George Greenby books volume 4
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
George and Annie must travel further into space than ever before in order to prevent all computers from being hacked.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
George and Annie are off on another cosmic adventure inspired by the Mars Expedition in the fifth book of the George's Secret Key series from Stephen and Lucy Hawking. George and his best friend, Annie, have been selected as junior astronauts for a program that trains young people for a future trip to Mars. This is everything they've ever wanted-and now they get to be a part of up-to-the minute space discoveries and meet a bunch of new friends who...
Author
Series
George Greenby books volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Follows the adventures of a young boy and his neighbor friend as they travel through a computer portal into outer space, where they explore such mysteries as black holes and the origins of the universe, while trying to evade an evil scientist.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Technological advancement, economic development, population increase - are they signs of a thriving society, or too much of a good thing? Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, 'Surviving Progress' is a provocative documentary that explores the concept of progress in the modern world, guiding through the major 'progress traps' facing civilization in the arenas of technology, economics, consumption, and the environment.
Series
Criterion collection volume 699
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Errol Morris turns his camera on one of the most fascinating men in the world: the pioneering astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, afflicted by a debilitating motor neuron disease that has left him without a voice or the use of his limbs. An adroitly crafted tale of personal adversity, professional triumph, and cosmological inquiry, Morris's documentary examines the way the collapse of Hawking's body has been accompanied by the untrammeled broadening...
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