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Stephen W. Hawking · IBDB

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Stephen W. Hawking

NASA, Public domain

7.0out of 10

from 4 member ratings

Born / Died: 1942 to 2018
Writes: Science
Here: One book
Elsewhere: Wikipedia page

A British theoretical physicist and cosmologist. Researcher & explorer of black holes and the space-time continum.

Biography from Open Library, CC BY-SA

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The one title the catalogue holds so far.

A Brief History of Time
1988
7.0out of 10from 4 ratings

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What Readers Said

The most recent reviews of Stephen W. Hawking's books, newest first.

A Brief History of Time reviewed by @ivor_stack
8 out of 10
One equation, and he kept to it.
A Brief History of Time@ivor_stack31 May 2026
A Brief History of Time reviewed by @kepler22b
7 out of 10
dated but honest. imaginary time still loses me.
A Brief History of Time@kepler22b28 Apr 2026
A Brief History of Time reviewed by @annotatedannie
6 out of 10
Chapters one to four are a public service. From roughly chapter seven onward I was reading the words and taking in nothing at all, and I don't think that was entirely my fault. I finished out of stubbornness and looked up eight things afterwards.
A Brief History of Time@annotatedannie14 Mar 2026