On the Shoulders of Giants (book)

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On the Shoulders of Giants
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Editor Stephen Hawking
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Running Press
Publication date
2002
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeBook
Pages1280
ISBN 9780762416981
OCLC 50632825
Preceded by The Universe in a Nutshell  
Followed by A Briefer History of Time  

On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy is a compilation of scientific texts edited and with commentary by the British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. [1] The book was published by Running Press in 2002. [2]

Content

The book includes selections from the following works in English:

The book also includes five critical essays by Hawking and Hawking's biographies of the five scientists whose works are included. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics And Astronomy". Goodreads . goodreads.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 Larsen, Kristine (2005). Stephen Hawking: A Biography. Greenwood Publishing. p. 120. ISBN   9780313323928.


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