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The Resource Hawking Hawking : the selling of a scientific celebrity, by Charles Seife

Hawking Hawking : the selling of a scientific celebrity, by Charles Seife

Label
Hawking Hawking : the selling of a scientific celebrity
Title
Hawking Hawking
Title remainder
the selling of a scientific celebrity
Statement of responsibility
by Charles Seife
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
When Stephen Hawking died, he was widely recognized as the world's best physicist, and even its smartest person. He was neither. 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<U+2014>and use them for his own purposes
Biography type
individual biography
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Seife, Charles
Dewey number
  • 530.092
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Hawking, Stephen
  • Physicists
Target audience
adult
Label
Hawking Hawking : the selling of a scientific celebrity, by Charles Seife
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-372) 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
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
x, 388 pages
Isbn
9781541618374
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2020038838
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
127574778
Label
Hawking Hawking : the selling of a scientific celebrity, by Charles Seife
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-372) 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
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
x, 388 pages
Isbn
9781541618374
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2020038838
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
127574778

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