Hawking Contributor(s): Ottaviani, Jim (Author), Myrick, Leland (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1626720258 ISBN-13: 9781626720251 Publisher: First Second
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2019 * Out of Print * |
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BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Science | Cosmology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 201894419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 15-17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 10-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 8.6" L (1.50 lbs) 304 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/04/2019 Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2019 School Library Journal 07/01/2019 pg. 61 Booklist 07/01/2019 pg. 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher Description: Following their New York Times-bestselling graphic novel Feynman, Jim Ottaviani and Leland Myrick deliver a gripping biography of Stephen Hawking, one of the most important scientists of our time. From his early days at the St Albans School and Oxford, Stephen Hawking's brilliance and good humor were obvious to everyone he met. A lively and popular young man, it's no surprise that he would later rise to celebrity status. At twenty-one he was diagnosed with ALS, a degenerative neuromuscular disease. Though the disease weakened his muscles and limited his ability to move and speak, it did nothing to limit his mind. He went on to do groundbreaking work in cosmology and theoretical physics for decades after being told he had only a few years to live. He brought his intimate understanding of the universe to the public in his 1988 bestseller, A Brief History of Time. Soon after, he added pop-culture icon to his accomplishments by playing himself on shows like Star Trek, The Simpsons, and The Big Bang Theory, and becoming an outspoken advocate for disability rights. In Hawking, writer Jim Ottaviani and artist Leland Myrick have crafted an intricate portrait of the great thinker, the public figure, and the man behind both identities. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Ottaviani, Jim: - Jim Ottaviani (Feynman, Primates) is the world's preeminent writer of comics and graphic novels about science. Notable works include a biography of Niels Bohr and the fast-paced tale of the desperate lives of early paleontologists and T-Minus: The Race to the Moon, from Aladdin books. He has worked as a nuclear engineer and is currently employed as a reference librarian in Ann Arbor, Michigan.Myrick, Leland: - Leland Myrick is the Ignatz Award- and Harvey Award-nominated author and illustrator of The Sweet Collection and Bright Elegy. His writing and illustrations have appeared in publications as diverse as Dark Horse Comics, GQ Japan and Vogue Russia. He grew up in Missouri, a place that has inspired much of his poetry and art, and he now lives in Pasadena, California, with his wife and daughter. |
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