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Hawking Hawking: The Selling of a Scientific Celebrity

Hawking Hawking: The Selling of a Scientific Celebrity

Charles Seife
3.4/5 ( ratings)
In Hawking Hawking, science journalist Charles Seife explores how Stephen Hawking came to be thought of as humanity's greatest genius. Hawking spent his career grappling with deep questions in physics, but his renown didn't rest on his science. He was a master of self-promotion, hosting parties for time travelers, declaring victory over problems he had not solved, and wooing billionaires. In a wheelchair and physically dependent on a cadre of devotees, Hawking still managed to captivate the people around him—and use them for his own purposes. 


In this exposé and biography, Hawking Hawking uncovers the authentic Hawking buried underneath the fake. It is the story of a man whose brilliance in physics was matched by his genius for building his own myth. 
Pages
400
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Basic Books
Release
April 06, 2021
ISBN
1541618378
ISBN 13
9781541618374

Hawking Hawking: The Selling of a Scientific Celebrity

Charles Seife
3.4/5 ( ratings)
In Hawking Hawking, science journalist Charles Seife explores how Stephen Hawking came to be thought of as humanity's greatest genius. Hawking spent his career grappling with deep questions in physics, but his renown didn't rest on his science. He was a master of self-promotion, hosting parties for time travelers, declaring victory over problems he had not solved, and wooing billionaires. In a wheelchair and physically dependent on a cadre of devotees, Hawking still managed to captivate the people around him—and use them for his own purposes. 


In this exposé and biography, Hawking Hawking uncovers the authentic Hawking buried underneath the fake. It is the story of a man whose brilliance in physics was matched by his genius for building his own myth. 
Pages
400
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Basic Books
Release
April 06, 2021
ISBN
1541618378
ISBN 13
9781541618374

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