Cover of On the Shoulders of Giants by Stephen Hawking
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Author | Stephen Hawking |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Publisher | Running Press |
Publication date
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2002 |
Media type | Book |
Pages | 1264 |
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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. The book was published by Running Press in 2002.
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.