When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent grand design of our universe evidence for a benevolent creator who set things in motion? Or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, the most recent scientific thinking about the [...]

Allows readers to take a roller coaster ride through the vastness of space and discover the mysteries of physics, science and the universe with George, his new friends next door - the scientist Eric and his daughter, Annie - and a super-intelligent computer called Cosmos, which can take them to the [...]

Seriously strange things start happening. Banks are handing out free money; supermarkets can't charge for their produce so people are getting free food; and aircraft are refusing to fly. It looks like the world's biggest and best computers have all been hacked. George and Annie will travel further i[...]

In their bestselling book for young readers, noted physicist Stephen Hawking and his daughter, Lucy, provide a grand and funny adventure that explains fascinating information about our universe, including Dr. Hawking's latest ideas about black holes. It's the story of George, who's taken through the[...]

Alt begynner den dagen forskeren Erik og datteren hans, Annie, flytter inn i nabohuset til Georg. Kjælegrisen til Georg bryter seg gjennom gjerdet til nabohagen, og Georg blir kjent med sine nye naboer. Erik har verdens mest avanserte datamaskin, superintelligente Kosmos, som er i stand til å frak[...]

Följ med på ett spännande äventyr genom universum och upptäck fantastiska fakta av bara farten. Världsberömde professorn Stephen Hawking och hans dotter Lucys böcker om George gör för fysiken och astronomin vad Sofies värld gjorde för filosofin.

Georges bästa vän Annie flyt[...]

Maailman tunnetuin avaruusfyysikko Stephen Hawking osaa avata maailmankaikkeuden mekanismeja myös nuorille lukijoille. Tyttärensä Lucyn kanssa Hawkingin kirjoittama avaruusseikkailutrilogia on nyt edennyt viimeiseen osaansa. 7-13-vuotiaille sopivan kirjan pelikenttänä on koko universumi. George[...]

"On the Shoulders of Giants" tells a compelling story, using original papers from Einstein, Copernicus, Galilei, Kepler and Newton. Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking explains how these works changed the course of science, ushering astronomy and physics out of the Middle Ages and into the modern [...]

Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1-C1 of the CEFR.[...]

Stephen Hawking is one of the most remarkable figures of our age--bestselling author of "A Brief History of Time," celebrated theoretical physicist, and an inspiration as he exhibits grace, dignity, and courage while coping with devastating disability. With race access to Hawking, including childhoo[...]

Ever since Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity burst upon the world in 1915 some of the most brilliant minds of our century have sought to decipher the mysteries bequeathed by that theory, a legacy so unthinkable in some respects that even Einstein himself rejected them. Which of these bi[...]