Michael White is the author of several books including the bestselling STEPHEN HAWKING: A LIFE IN SCIENCE and EINSTEIN: A LIFE IN SCIENCE, both with John Gribbin. He writes regularly for the DAILY TELEGRAPH, NEW SCIENTIST, FOCUS and GQ. He lives in London with his wife.Dr John Gribbin trained as an astrophysicist at the University of Cambridge before becoming a full-time science writer. He writes for NATURE, NEW SCIENTIST, THE TIMES, the GUARDIAN, the DAILY TELEGRAPH and the INDEPENDENT. Married with two sons he lives in East Sussex.
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...A priceless William Shakespeare signature has been placed on display at an exhibition in the UK. The 400-year-old scrawled autograph - at the foot of a deed manuscript for a property in Blackfriars - is one of only six known signatures penned by the...
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...WILKES-BARRE - Trevor Smith knows it's an easy storyline to write. The star center of a team that won a championship a year ago returns to face his former club in the playoffs the following season. A year ago, he won with them. Now, he has to figure...
...Two volunteers earned special honors during Bothwell Regional Health Center's annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. Nearly 140 volunteers and friends from the American Red Cross, Bothwell Auxiliary, Hospice and Chaplain organizations gathered for the...