Lancelot Hogben is a blue-eyed, tousel-haired British biologist of 42 who once occupied a chair of Social Biology at the University of London, and who has educated himself in many fields of science.

Suggested Citation: "Front Matter." Michael White, et al. 2002. Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science: Second Edition. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press. doi: 10.17226 ...

All satellites so far have gone into elliptical orbits, rising considerably higher above the earth on one side than on the other. Some of the lopsided orbits have been intentional, to give information ...