Stephen Hawking's Reading List
The 5 books that shaped Stephen Hawking — theoretical physicist.
Explored black holes, the Big Bang, and the nature of time while making cosmology accessible to millions.
Influential Books
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking(1988)
Hawking's legendary bestseller — black holes, the Big Bang, and the nature of time explained for everyone.
Principia Mathematica
Isaac Newton(1687)
Hawking held Newton's Lucasian Chair at Cambridge. He called Newton the greatest scientist who ever lived.
On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin(1859)
Hawking admired Darwin's ability to build world-changing theory from careful observation.
The Grand Design
Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow(2010)
Hawking's argument that physics, not philosophy, answers the ultimate questions of existence.
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Richard Feynman(1985)
Hawking shared Feynman's gift for making physics accessible and their mutual love of intellectual mischief.