Leonard Mlodinow - Stephen Hawking

In his unique and deeply personal memoir, Leonard Mlodinow recounts the nearly two decades he spent working with this versatile man as Hawking's colleague and friend. We meet the brilliant Hawking, who thinks about the mysteries of the universe - and finally formulates the pioneering theory of black holes, with which he gives new impetus to cosmological research and shows the way for physicists to investigate the origin of the universe in a completely new way. We get to know Hawking, the colleague and the man who, due to his illness, can only form six words per minute, yet he strives to spice up his conversations with humor. We also meet Hawking, the friend who conveys his thoughts and feelings with his grimaces, smiles, or simply by twitching his eyebrows. Mlodinow gives us a glimpse into Hawking's private life as he indulges his passion for wine and curry; shares his feelings about love, death and his own disability; or he wrestles with the deepest questions of philosophy and physics. Whether it depicts Hawking's devoted enthusiasm for his work, or how he captures the magic of the moment, such as when they're boating on the River Cam (although the little excursion poses a mortal risk for him). Mlodinow always brings out Hawking's self-righteous spirit. His deeply moving account of their friendship is not only about the nature and practice of physics, but also holds many lessons about life and the fact that we can achieve much more than we think we are capable of.