ROGER HIGHFIELD
STEPHEN HAWKING: GENIUS AT WORK (2024)
Stephen Hawking (born 1942) was an immensely distinguished theoretical physicist and cosmologist. After losing his speech he was able to communicate through a speech-generating apparatus operated by a single cheek muscle.
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Roger Highfield (born 1958) studied chemistry at Pembroke College, Oxford University, where he also obtained his PhD in chemistry. He was for more than twenty years the science editor of the Daily Telegraph. From 2008 to 2011 he was editor of the New Scientist magazine, and in 2011 became Director of External Affairs at the Science Museum Group. He is a Visiting Professor Public Engagement at University College London, and a member of the Medical Research Council. He has written, as author or co-author, nine books bringing science to a popular audience.
