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Stephen Hawking

English
1942 – 2018
Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Between 1979 and 2009, he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, widely viewed as one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world.
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A Brief History of Time

4.6/5

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First published in 1988, Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time remains one of the most consequential works of popular science ever written, having sold more than 25 million copies in 40 languages and earned a place on Time magazine's list of the 100 best nonfiction books since the publication's founding — a record that speaks for itself.

Reviewed May 20, 2026

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Carl Sagan

Science & Nature
Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World shares Hawking's awe at the cosmos and his ambition to make hard ideas genuinely accessible through clear scientific thinking.
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
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Carlo Rovelli

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Carlo Rovelli's The Order of Time shares Hawking's ambition to make deep physics feel personally urgent, exploring the nature of spacetime through a lyrical meditation.
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The Order of Time
James Gleick

James Gleick

Science & Nature
James Gleick's Chaos mirrors Stephen Hawking's blend of biography and big ideas, chronicling a paradigm-shifting science for general readers standing at the edge of human knowledge.
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Chaos: Making a New Science
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Brian Cox

Science & Nature
Brian Cox's Black Holes updates the science of black holes and Hawking radiation with post-Hawking discoveries, including gravitational waves and the information paradox.
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Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw
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Jeff Forshaw

Science & Nature
Jeff Forshaw’s Black Holes updates black-hole science with post-Hawking discoveries, exploring gravitational waves and the information paradox for readers seeking the modern picture.
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Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw
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Sean Carroll

Science & Nature
Sean Carroll’s The Biggest Ideas in the Universe covers the same cosmological territory as Hawking, exploring spacetime while incorporating the actual equations alongside the concepts.
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The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion