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Robert Ludlum born 1927. American author who wrote the Bourne novels (later turned into blockbuster movies) - The Bourne Identity (1980) The Bourne Supremacy (1986) The Bourne Ultimatum (1990). Find out more about Robert Ludlum's books
Stephen Hawking
In 1963, Stephen Hawking contracted motor neurone disease and was given two years to live. Yet he went on to Cambridge to become a brilliant researcher and Professorial Fellow at Gonville and Caius College. Since 1979 he has held the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge, the chair held by Isaac Newton in 1663.
Professor Hawking has over a dozen honorary degrees, was awarded the CBE in 1982. He is a fellow of the Royal Society and a Member of the US National Academy of Science.
Featured Books, with extracts, by Stephen Hawking
A Briefer History of Time Stephen Hawking
Steven Hawking's book aBrief History of Time looked to bring the concepts ofblack holes, worm holes and quantum physics out of academia and into everyday converastions. While it was a landmark in scientific publishing some of the... Format: Hardback - Released: 17/10/2005
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes Stephen Hawking
Published over 20 years ago this book is still a best seller, bringing complicated science to the masses. Gravity, black holes, the Big Bang - all kinds of topics are covered in a way that helps the less scientifically gifted... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/1995
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