Posted Sep 05, 2007 at 02:34AM by Ryan A. Listed in: Physics Tags: Stephen Hawking, Cambridge University
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Child-friendly cosmos in Stephen Hawking's new book - Image 1Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking recently authored a children's book about the cosmos. During an interview session with several reporters in Cambridge University, Hawking said he has plans to make real science as exciting as science fiction to increase awareness especially among the youth.

The said book is titled "George's Secret Key to the Universe" and will be released in French language this Thursday and in English a week from now. This book is actually part of a trilogy and will mostly revolve around the workings of the solar system, asteroids, and black holes among others.

The book was co-written with Hawking's daughter Lucy and Christophe Galfard - the first Frenchman to write a doctorate thesis on Hawking's observation. According to Hawking, the only fictional thing that readers can found in this book is a supercomputer named Cosmos that opens a door allowing travel into space aboard an asteroid.

The second entry in the trilogy is expected to come out some time next year.


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