Stephen Hawking / Ferguson, Kitty

Provides an in-depth biography of disabled British author and physicist Stephen Hawking discussing his childhood, diagnosis of ALS, award-winning work, and rise to international fame. Draws on interviews with Hawking and his colleagues, friends, and family.

A portrait of celebrated theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, discussing his childhood, his battle with Lou Gehrig's disease, his pursuit of a scientific understanding of the universe, and his rise to international fame.