A Life In Science

John Gribbin Is The Author Of Nearly 100 Popular Science Books, Including The Best-Selling In Search Of Schrodinger'S Cat. He Has Received Awards For His Writing Both In The United States And In Britain. The Holder Of A Phd In Astrophysics From The University Of Cambridge, He Still Maintains Links With Research As A Visiting Fellow In Astronomy At The University Of Sussex, And Was A Member Of A Team There That Measured The Age Of The Universe. While Still A Student, He Received The Prestigious Annual Award Of The Gravity Research Foundation In The United States, The Only Student, And The First Englishman Working In England, Ever To Receive This Award. Michael White Is A Former Science Writer For Gq Magazine. In A Previous Incarnation He Was A Member Of The Thompson Twins Pop Group, Before Becoming A Full-Time Writer In 1991. Stephen Hawking Was A Brilliant Theoretical Physicist And Is Generally Considered To Have Been One Of The World'S Greatest Thinkers. He Held The Position Of Lucasian Professor Of Mathematics At The University Of Cambridge For Thirty Years And Is The Author Of A Brief History Of Time Which Was An International Bestseller. His Other Books For The General Reader Include A Briefer History Of Time, The Essay Collection Black Holes And Baby Universe, The Universe In A Nutshell, The Grand Design, And Black Holes: The Bbc Reith Lectures. He Died On 14 March, 2018.