The death of Stephen Hawking in March 2018 brought to a close one of the most remarkable and inspiring scientific life stories of all time. Probably the greatest English cosmologist since Newton and the most celebrated scientist of the modern era, his story transcends the academic sphere. Struck down in his youth with a terrible disease and given just a few years to live, Hawking defied medica…
How did Einstein’s mind work? What made him a genius? Walter Isaacson’s biography shows how Einstein’s scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom. Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk – a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn’…
A Fictional Dialogue Based On Biographical Facts The “father of modern physics” Galileo Galilei was a scientific revolutionary. He was a renowned polymath whose knowledge spanned the realms of space, time and technology. His cosmic discoveries ushered in an age of scientific revolution: the Moon turned out to be covered with mountains and craters, stars popped out of nowhere, and four sa…
Did falling apples really inspire Newton’s Law of Gravity? Why not ask him yourself? In this dialogue imagined by Newton aficionado Michael White, you’ll discover Newton’s immense influence on our understanding of the world today. Ask him about how he formulated the law of gravity, devised a radically new theory of light and created calculus. You’ll even have a chance to delve into N…