Leonard Mlodinow is the best-selling author of The Drunkard's Walk, Subliminal and Elastic, as well as a theoretical physicist who taught at Caltech and was a fellow at The Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics. He co-authored two books with Stephen Hawking, A Briefer History of Time and The Grand Design, and later wrote an acclaimed memoir, Stephen Hawking, about their time together. There are over one million copies of Leonard Mlodinow's books in print.
A very fine book indeed. Mlodinow is himself a physicist of some
distinction, but he is also a very skilled writer. Writing of the
stubbornness that enabled Hawking to pursue theoretical physics
despite his motor neurone disease, he says, "It allowed his spirit
to dance in the prison of his limp body." The great merit of this
book is to convey so vividly the dance, the spirit and the
prison
*New Statesman Books of the Year*
Even Stephen Hawking's brain was not a computer; fellow physicist
Leonard Mlodinow provides a warm and three-dimensional portrait of
a brilliant and stubborn human being, rather than simply a genius
in a chair
*Daily Telegraph Books of the Year*
One of the most touching biographies of the year shows the human
side of the great physicist Stephen Hawking, as seen by his friend
and collaborator Leonard Mlodinow. With admirably easy-to-grasp
digressions into favourite subjects such as Einstein, dark energy
and black holes, Mlodinow tells us about Hawking the man
*Guardian Books of the Year*
A personal and intellectual biography - and tremendously
entertaining. . . Leonard Mlodinow is himself a theoretical
physicist, and a brilliant writer to boot. . . Five stars
*Steven Poole*
Hawking's collaborator retells his story with humour and fondness,
and helps us know the famous scientist as he really was. . . Highly
enjoyable. . . a tender account, full of genuine affection, which
doesn't shy away from Hawking's intense focus, self-centredness and
unpredictability
*Jim Al-Khalili*
A compelling read. . . fresh and worthwhile. As a serious
theoretical physicist who co-wrote two books with Hawking, Leonard
Mlodinow saw the great man from a unique vantage point. He can
delve into intimate details and survey the intellectual high
ground
*Sunday Times*
Leonard Mlodinow has done the impossible. He has skillfully woven
together a thoughtful, insightful, intimate, and engaging portrait
of Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest minds of our times, while
being scrupulously faithful to the physics. Hawking would have been
proud of this book
*Michio Kaku*
Startlingly good ... What really comes over is his modest delight
that he made a friend of such an eminent man. Mlodinow explains the
science with a clarity and an elegance. You will learn from this
what you signally failed to learn from A Brief History of Time
*Daily Mail*
Stephen Hawking was a unique scientist and person, and Leonard
Mlodinow's book is a unique glimpse into how he worked and lived.
As educational as it is touching, this is a deeply human look at a
mind that spanned the cosmos
*Sean Carroll, author of Something Deeply Hidden*
Despite the acclaim, there is still much to discover about Steven
Hawking ... theoretical physicist Leonard Mlodinow offers an
intimate glimpse inside the famous scientist's life
*New Scientist*
Hugely enjoyable. . . fresh and compelling. Instead of the
spellbound exaltation of a great mind, it is a humane and intimate
portrayal of a brilliant scientist. It is also written from a
special vantage point. Mlodinow, a theoretical physicist and gifted
author, spent several years working with Hawking, co-writing two
books. Their working sessions form the narrative backbone of this
emotionally satisfying and intellectually stimulating memoir John
Paul Rathbone, Financial Times
*John Paul Rathbone*
An intimate, unique, and inspiring perspective on the life and work
of one of the greatest minds of our time. Filled with insight,
humour, and never-before-told stories, it's a view of Stephen
Hawking that few have seen and all will appreciate
*James Clear, author of Atomic Habits*
Stephen Hawking surpassed science and touched the world with his
transcendent genius and heroic courage that inspired millions. In
this intimate memoir, his long-time friend and physics collaborator
Leonard Mlodinow, one of the finest science writers of our time,
shares insights into Hawking that humanizes him while also
revealing what made him one of history's greatest minds
*Michael Shermer, author of The Believing Brain*
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