Stephen W. Hawking at Maison d'Être Philosophy Bookstore

Born in Oxford, England, on 8 January 1942, Stephen William Hawking attended University College in Oxford, studying physics and graduating with honors in Natural Science without working very hard. After his PhD in Cosmology at Cambridge (1966), he became a Research Fellow, then a Professional Fellow at other institutions, then joined the Department of Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics at Cambridge in 1973. In 1979, he attained the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics (established in 1663).

His general subject has been the basic laws which govern the universe, including Einstien's theories, quantum physics, the origin of the universe, and what have become known as 'black holes'. He published the technical book "Large Scale Structure of Space-Time" in 1971, and soon afterwards developed the theory that under certain conditions, black holes could indeed emit subatomic particles; this has since been termed 'Hawking Radiation'. He was awarded the title 'Commander of the British Empire' in 1982.

Hawking became a household name upon publication of "A Brief History of Time" (1988) which was a Book-of-the-Month Club Selection and has sold 9 million copies to date; the book was later made into a documentary feature by Errol Morris (1992). Hawking's second best-seller was "Black Holes and Baby Universes & Other Essays" in 1994.

The symptoms of his disability began to appear at college, around 1963, and was finally diagnosed as the incurable amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or 'A.L.S.', which is also known as 'Lou Gehrig's Disease'. Up to 1974, Hawking could still fend for himself, but the disease worsened, requiring care by nurses from 1980, then 24-hour care after a bout with pneumonia in 1985. He currently uses an electric wheelchair to get around, and a computerized voice synthesizer operated by facial muscles in order to speak.

He had three children by his wife Jane, and now has a grandchild. Jane began an approved affair with a friend in 1985; in 1990, the couple separated and Stephen became involved with his nurse, Elaine Mason; they married in 1995. Ex-wife Jane married her long-time lover in 1996, and wrote a book about her marriage to Hawking; the book was published in August 1999.

Professor Hawking has appeared on 'Larry King Live' on C.N.N., and as a character on the 'Simpsons' cartoon tv series. He currently travels the world giving lectures and interviews and attending symposiums, acoompanied by his attendants, and until recently by his second wife (they filed for divorce in October 2006).

BULLETIN 20 April 2009: Steven Hawking was hospitalized at Cambridge University,
described as 'very ill'; he recovered quickly, although he is 67 years old.

"Surviving Progress" documentary [Canada 2011?]
Apparently 'inspired by' Ronald Wright's best-seller "A Short History of Progress"; shows how past civilizations were destroyed by 'progress traps' - alluring technologies and belief systems that serve immediate needs, but ransom the future - and how civilization on Planet Earth may be approaching a similar fate.
Written & directed by Mathieu Roy & Harold Crooks; featuring Stephen Hawking, Jane Goodall, Margaret Atwood, David Suzuki, J. Craig Venter & Ronald Wright
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available
full credits at IMDb • official movie site {parked}

	"Black Holes and Baby Universes & Other Essays" [13 essays 1993] Bantam 9x6 pb [10/94] for $11.87 Bantam 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/93] out of print/used Bantam UNABR audio [10/93] for $17.47
	"Stephen W. Hawking's Life Works: The Cambridge Lectures" [1994] read by Stephen W. Hawking! Dove UNABR audio [2/94] 4 tapes out of stock/used Dove book & UNABR audio set [6/96] out of stock/used
	"Steven Hawking's Universe" P.B.S. six-part mini-series [Oct 1997] color DVD 3-disc set for $53.98 color VHS 3-tape set for $43.98 full credits from IMDb P.B.S. official moviesite
	"Steven Hawking's Universe: The Cosmos Explained" [1997] with David Filkin Basic Books 9x7 pb [10/98] for $14.00 Basic Books hardcover [10/97] out of print/used
	"The Universe In A Nutshell" [2001] Bantam 10x7¼ hardcover [11/2001] for $24.50 Bantam ABRIDGED audio [11/2001] for $18.17 Bantam ABRIDGED audio CD [11/2001] for $20.96
	"The Theory of Everything: The Origin & Fate of The Universe" [2002] Hawking and his lawyers sued New Millennium (aka Dove Audio), saying that the book and audio tapes due to be published in June 2002 were 'a fraud on the public'. When I found this out, I removed the links to Amazon. Do not buy these books or audio tapes.
	"Universe In A Nutshell" & "Illustrated Brief History of Time" hardcover boxed set [2002] Random House slipcase hardcover [10/2002] out of print/many used
	"The Illustrated Theory of Everything" [2003] New Millenium hardcover [10/2003] for $27.97
	"A Briefer History of Time" [2005] by Stephen W. Hawking, with Leonard Mlodinow Kindle Edition from Bantam [12/2007] for $11.58 Bantam 9x6 pb [5/2008] for $11.90 Bantam Book Club 9x6¼ hardcover [9/2005] for $16.95
	"The Grand Design" [2010] by Stephen W. Hawking & Leonard Mlodinow Kindle Edition from Bantam [9/2010] for $9.74 Bantam 9x6 hardcover [9/2010] for $15.47
	"Into The Universe With Stephen Hawking" [Discovery Channel 2010] The original TV series was four hours of 'spellbinding' science hosted by an animated Stephen Hawking. The official website at Discovery Channel provides many video clips of varying lengths. The DVD version is three 45-minute episodes: Episode 1: "Aliens" [April 2010], Episode 2: "Time Travel" [April 2010], and Episode 3: "The Story of Everything" [May 2010] Written by Stephen Hawking; featuring Benedict Cumberbatch {as Hawking} Discovery/Gaiam widescreen color DVD [1/2011] for $11.99 full credits at IMDb • official site • series entry at Wikipedia

	"The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time" [1973] by Stephen W. Hawking, with G.F.R. Ellis Cambridge Univ Press 9x6 pb [2/75] for $58.00
	"General Relativity: An Einstein Centenary Survey" [1979] Edited by Stephen W. Hawking & Werner Israel 16 survey essays, by 21 scientists, including R.D. Blandford, V.B. Braginsky, B. Carter, S. Chandrasekhar, B.S. DeWitt, R.H. Dicke, D.H. Douglass, A.E. Fischer, R. Geroch, G.W. Gibbons, S.W. Hawking, G.T. Horwitz, W. Israel, M.A.H. MacCallum, J.E. Marsden, P.J.E. Peebles, Roger Penrose, K.S. 'Kip' Thorne, S. Weinberg, C.M. Will & Y.B. Zel'dovich Cambridge Univ Press 2 volume set 9x6¼ pb [3/2010] for $80.00 Cambridge Univ Press 9x6 pb [9/80] out of print/used Cambridge Univ Press hardcover [9/79] out of print/used
	"Three Hundred Years of Gravitation" [1989] by Stephen W. Hawking, with Werner Israel Cambridge Univ Press 9½x7 pb [4/89] for $64.95
	"Euclidean Quantum Gravity" [1993] Edited by G.W. Gibbons & S.W. Hawking World Scientific 9½x6½ pb [5/93] for $43.00 World Scientific 9¾x6½ hardcover [5/93] for $80.00
	"The Nature of Space & Time" [1996] by Stephen W. Hawking, with Roger Penrose Princeton Univ Press 9x6 pb [10/2000] for $11.96 Princeton Univ Press hardcover [1/96] for $49.50
	"The Future of Spacetime" [2002] Edited by Stephen W. Hawking W.W.Norton 8¼x5½ pb [6/2003] for $11.17 W.W.Norton 8½x5¾ hardcover [6/2002] for $18.17
	"On The Shoulders of Giants" [2002] Edited by Stephen Hawking Running Press 9x6 pb [12/2003] for $15.37 Running Press hardcover [9/2002] for $20.97

	"Stephen Hawking: A Life In Science" [1992] by Michael White & John Gribbin Joseph Henry Press pb [11/2002] for $12.57 Plume 8x5¼ pb [6/93] out of print/used Dutton hardcover [6/92] out of print/used
	"Stephen Hawking: Quest For A Theory of Everything" [1992] by Kitty Ferguson Bantam 7x5 pb [8/92] for $7.50
	"Great Science Writers of The Decade" [1995] Hawking, Gleick, Ferris & others Dove/NewStar audio [8/95] 4 tapes - out of prodn/used
	"Introducing Stephen Hawking" [1995] by J.P. McEvoy & Oscar Zarate Icon/Totem 8¼x5½ pb [3/2006] for $11.01 Icon/Totem 8x5½ pb [9/95] for $10.95
	"Hawking & Black Holes" [Big Idea Series 1997] by Paul Strathern Anchor/Doubleday 8x5 pb [8/98] for $9.95 Trafalgar Square 7¾x5 hardcover [8/97] out of print/used
	"Music To Move the Stars: A Life With Stephen Hawking" [1999] by Jane Hawking Trans-Atlantic pb [12/2000] for $15.95 Trans-Atlantic hardcover [11/99] out of print/used
	"Stephen Hawking & The Mind of God" [2000] by Peter Coles Icon/Totem 7x4 pb [6/2000] for $7.95

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