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Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences
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Galileo's final book set out his work on motion, acceleration, and the strength of materials, helping to launch modern experimental physics. Stephen Hawking included it in his curated anthology of physics' greatest works and contributed an essay and biography explaining its foundational importance.
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Stephen Hawking
Selected and championed by Hawking in 'On the Shoulders of Giants' (2002), with his own introductory essay and biography of Galileo.