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See Dick run. See Jane run. See Spot explaining the theoretical physics behind black holes and time travel.

That's right — Stephen Hawking is slated to write a tehoretical physics book with his daughter aimed at children.

Of course, the planned children's books will not be a straight, dry telling of the facts, but his daughter, Lucy Hawking, says that it will read more like Harry Potter, without all the magic involved.

This project really should come as no or little surprise. After all, Hawking is one of the few theoretical physicists to attempt (let alone accomplish) the feat of ::amazon("0553380168", "explaining theoretical physics in laymen´s terms")::.

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