Stephen Hawking : his science in a nutshell / by Florian Freistetter ; translated by Brian Taylor.

Author: Freistetter, Florian, 1977- author.

ImprintGuilford, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2020]

Imprint2020

Descriptionxi, 75 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm

Note:Originally published in German: Hawking in der Nussschale : der Kosmos des grossen Physikers / Florian Freistetter (München : Carl Hanser Verlag, 2018).

Note:Singularities: the beginning of the universe -- Gravitational waves: when black holes collide -- Hawking radiation: why black holes aren't as black as we thought -- The information paradox: it all continues behind the event horizon -- Before the big bang: in the infinite expanses of Euclidean space-time.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-75).

Note:"A science writer explains the significance of Stephen Hawking's work--in terms all of us can understand."-- Provided by publisher.

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