George and the Big Bang
Author: Stephen Hawking
Author: Lucy Hawking
Author: Christophe Galfard
Illustrator: Gary Parsons
Book 3 in the George series
Pages: 336
Published: 2011
Age: 8+
One of the biggest science experiments of all time is about to take place – and George and Annie have got front-row seats! Eric, Annie's scientist dad, is heading to the Large Hadron Collider to explore the earliest moments of the Universe—the Big Bang. Armed with his trusty super-computer, Cosmos, nothing can possibly go wrong . . . until George and Annie discover a fiendish plot to destroy the experiment!
George is swept into a terrifying adventure—through wormholes, into far-flung galaxies and to the edge of knowledge itself—while he and Annie race to outwit a sinister group who are bent on the destruction of science . . . But will they succeed?
This incredible adventure story includes some of the latest scientific theories about time travel and the Big Bang, as well as special essays from some of the leading scientists in the world, including Professor Stephen Hawking himself!
About the George Series
Books in series order
- 1.George's Secret Key to the Universe(2007)
- 2.George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt(2009)
- 3.George and the Big Bang(2011)
- 4.George and the Unbreakable Code(2014)
- 5.George & The Blue Moon(2017)
- 6.George and the Ship of Time(2019)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
Take a rollercoaster ride through the vastness of space and discover the mysteries of physics, science and the Universe with George, his new friends next door – the scientist Eric and his daughter, Annie – and a super-intelligent computer called Cosmos. Cosmos can take them to the edge of a black hole and back again . . . Or can it?
And, who else would like to get their hands on Cosmos?
A funny and hugely informative romp through space, time and the Universe from the most eminent theoretical physicist since Albert Einstein.