Hawking by Graham Farmelo review: A new biography of Stephen Hawking gets to grips with a complicated man
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Tue, 15 September 2026Thu, 24 September 2026
What it is about
Graham FarmeloCharles SeifeStephen HawkingWhite AlamyJohn MurrayEddie RedmayneUnited KingdomLoch Ness, Highland, United KingdomGuardianTelegraph
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newscientist.com
Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)
15 Sept, 09:00over 9 days24 Sept, 14:23
How it spread - 2 original reports
Tue, 15 September 2026
1 report- newscientist.com09:00first to report
Graham Farmelo has written the first authorised biography of the famous physicist. He should be applauded for digging into various controversies – but could have gone further, says Jacob Aron
Thu, 24 September 2026
1 report- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)14:23
L’immagine pubblica di Stephen Hawking, percepito universalmente come un genio benevolo e un eroe della resilienza, viene profondamente messa in discussione dalla nuova biografia autorizzata firmata da Graham Farmelo, Hawking: His Life and Work. Le testate britanniche Guardian e Telegraph, nell’analizzare il volume, evidenziano come la comunità scientifica abbia a lungo coperto le condotte scorrette […] L'articolo “Si addormentava sentendo la sua voce che ripeteva in loop ‘Sei un genio’. Era...