My Brief History 霍金自传：我的简史 英文原版

NATIONALBESTSELLERStephenHawkinghasdazzledreadersworldwidewithastringofbestsellersexploringthemysteriesoftheuniverse.Now,forthefirsttime,perhapsthemostbrilliantcosmologistofourageturnshisgazeinwardforarevealinglookathisownlifeandintellectualevolution.MyBriefHistoryrecountsStephenHawking’simprobablejourney,fromhispostwarLondonboyhoodtohisyearsofinternationalacclaimandcelebrity.Lavishlyillustratedwithrarelyseenphotographs,thisconcise,witty,andcandidaccountintroducesreaderstoaHawkingrarelyglimpsedinpreviousbooks:theinquisitiveschoolboywhoseclassmatesnicknamedhimEinstein;thejokesterwhoonceplacedabetwithacolleagueovertheexistenceofaparticularblackhole;andtheyounghusbandandfatherstrugglingtogainafootholdintheworldofphysicsandcosmology.Writingwithcharacteristichumilityandhumor,HawkingopensupaboutthechallengesthatconfrontedhimfollowinghisdiagnosisofALSatagetwenty-one.Tracinghisdevelopmentasathinker,heexplainshowtheprospectofanearlydeathurgedhimonwardthroughnumerousintellectualbreakthroughs,andtalksaboutthegenesisofhismasterpieceABriefHistoryofTime—oneoftheiconicbooksofthetwentiethcentury.Clear-eyed,intimate,andwise,MyBriefHistoryopensawindowfortherestofusintoHawking’spersonalcosmos.史蒂芬·霍金的一系列探讨宇宙神秘的畅销书使全球读者眼花缭乱。现在，这位也许是我们时代最杰出的宇宙学家向自己的内心凝视生命和智慧的演化。史蒂芬·霍金浮光掠影般讲述了自己从战后的伦敦的男孩成长为国际学术巨星的岁月。这部附有大量罕见照片的，简明的、风趣的、坦诚的自传让读者了解在过去著作中难得一见的霍金：被同学起绰号为爱因斯坦的好追根究底的小学生；曾经和同事为特别黑洞存在打赌的开玩笑者；在物理学和宇宙学世界搏取立足之地的年轻的丈夫和父亲。以特有的谦逊和幽默的文笔，霍金倾谈他21岁时被诊断出ALS病后面临的挑战。追踪他的思想家的生涯，他解释早夭的前景如何迫使他取得一个又一个智慧的突破，还论及他的杰作--20世纪标志性著作之一的《时间简史》的本源。这部清晰的、亲切的、明智的《我的简史》为我们打开通往霍金个人宇宙的一扇窗户。