Esther Mols

The Extraordinary Life of Stephen Hawking

  • The Extraordinary Life of Stephen Hawking

  • "Inspirational and uplifting" - Goodreads reviewer Charlotte Pearson

    "The writing makes Hawking real and relatable and makes you want to learn more about what he discovered." - Goodreads reviewer Martha Growdon

    How did the universe begin? What is a black hole? And what happens if you throw a party for time travellers...?

    When Stephen Hawking was told at the age of twenty-one that he only had a few years to live, it made him more determined than ever to find out the answers to life's big questions.

    Diagnosed with motor-neurone disease as a young man, Stephen defied the odds and lived to the age of 76 - and his scientific discoveries changed the world . . .

    From building model aeroplanes as a child to travelling all over the globe and experiencing a zero-gravity flight, Stephen Hawking's life was extraordinary from beginning to end.

    Extraordinary Lives is a bold new series about the lives of incredible historical and modern figures, full of narrative biography, timelines, fascinating facts and beautiful illustrations.

Extraordinary Lives

16 Books

Kate Scott (Author) Kate Scott was born in London. She has lived in Hong Kong, Paris, Scotland, and two tiny villages in France. She now lives in Dorset with her husband and two children. Kate writes children's books, children's television programmes, radio plays and poetry. She's had lots of different jobs but now she makes up stories - the best job in the world. She likes drawing, dancing, reading and 1940s films. She hates raw tomatoes and being tickled. Sometimes her children read what she's writing and give her advice on how to make it better.

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