{"product_id":"hawking-graphic-format-jim-ottaviani-leland-myrick","title":"Hawking (Graphic format) - Jim Ottaviani \u0026 Leland Myrick","description":"\u003cp class=\"product-short-description text-large\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFollowing their\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling graphic novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFeynman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, Jim Ottaviani and Leland Myrick deliver a gripping biography of Stephen Hawking, one of the most important scientists of our time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Brief History of Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Soon after, he added pop-culture icon to his accomplishments by playing himself on shows like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Big Bang Theory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and becoming an outspoken advocate for disability rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHawking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-book-details__desc is-short\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42124811698330,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/products\/hawking.jpg?v=1656028148","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.pro\/products\/hawking-graphic-format-jim-ottaviani-leland-myrick","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}