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Stephen hawking height, weight, age, wife, biography, net worth. A brief history of time paperback unabridged, september 1, 1998. Jan 07, 2016 the legendary physicist has helped explain the behaviour of black holes and even examined the origin of the universe. Stephen hawking has 73 books on goodreads with 1291095 ratings. Stephen hawkings most famous book is a brief history of time. Stephen hawking has written many books that demonstrate the genius that he was.
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