Observing the birth anniversary of Stephen Hawking, the collection of his books will be released at Swami Vivekananda Library. The collection will be launched on Tuesday.
Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942. In the world of physics, after Einstein's name he has been the most famous. He was not only a well known physicist but also a very good writer. His specialty is that he has written simple subjects such as physics in a simple way to the readers.
Library’s Manager Yatish Bhatele said that on the day of his birthday, some of his books will be released in Swami Vivekananda Library on January 8.
Some of the books include A Brief History of Time, The Grand Design, The Universe in a Nutshell, On the Shoulders of Giants and Brief Answer to the Big Question.
Along with these books some other books will also be in the collection which will be liked by those interested in physics. These include the book Cosmos written by Carl Sagan.
The library will also have an open offline quiz of 10 questions of Stephen Hawking. Anyone aging from 11 to 6 will be able to participate in this 5-minute quiz. The person who will answer 10 of the 10 questions will be given a book by Stephen Hawking.
Yatish Bhatele said that Stephen Hawkings wrote about complex subjects such as astronomy so easily that people could connect with those who were less interested in this subject.
Stephen Hawking can be a source of inspiration for the youth of India, he added.