Breve Historia de Mi Vida (Paperback)

from auntmarge64

Indeed, a very, very brief personal history, perhaps a third of the 144 pages of this short volume. Most of the information could be gleaned from public sources, although there are a few personal observations thrown in. The balance of the book is a series of essays on the science behind Hawking's...

from BenKline

A quick easy autobiography from a fascinating figure in the science community. One can definitely say he led an interesting and (in his own words) satisfying life. He expanded our knowledge on black holes, gravity, and other cosmological issues. He brought awareness to the disease of ALS just mer...

from nbmars

Some lives of scientists are incredibly interesting. Newton's personal life is the source of endless debate and fascination, and there are whole cults devoted to the life of Richard Feynman. (Even Hawking recounts some amusing anecdotes told by Feynman.) So I had high expectations for hearing abo...

from Limelite

Very disappointing autobiography, lacking in needed revelatory self-evaluation and introspection. It reads like a listing of high points of his life, but lacks the emotional appeal readers of memoirs and autobiographies crave. The "History" is indeed brief, and sadly mostly unnecessary since ther...

from themulhern

The science is touched on so rapidly, that if you don't know much about it already there is nothing you can learn from this book. But the little details of life and the photographs are fun. Stephen Hawking is virtually a contemporary of Richard Dawkins. They probably were at Oxford at the same ti...