Skip to main content
Unplaced
Edit position
Edit position

No position recorded yet. Picking a shelf here sets the manual override.

Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything

by Kitty Ferguson

An exploration of the life and work of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, focusing on his quest for a unified Theory of Everything. The text examines complex scientific concepts such as black holes and the nature of space and time.

Accession 16969 ISBN 0553405071 Publisher Bantam Press
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything spine
Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything cover
Live
Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything live spine
No live
Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything spine Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything live spine
Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Biography Discovery History Science Time
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
never
orientation
unknown
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
No location history available for this book.
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-05-21 01:16 (3 weeks ago)

Identity

name→ title
Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything
vernon_id
26324
accession_no→ accession_number
16969
vernon_slug
stephen-hawking-quest-for-a-theory-of-everything-kitty-ferguson

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
0553405071

Descriptive

production_date
1992
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
Biography of theoretical physicist and professor.

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Kitty Ferguson
tags→ tags
Science, History, Physical sciences, Physics, Biography, Quantum theory, Relativity (Physics)
subject_people
Stephen Hawking (English, b.1942, d.2018)
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
40637

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "stephen-hawking-quest-for-a-theory-of-everything-kitty-ferguson"
"opacObjectId": "26324"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "40637"
"cssColors": [4 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "d2b48c"
"hue": 34
"rank": 1
"presence": 21.69
"colorName": "tan"
"lightness": 69
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 44
"formattedColorName": "tan"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "000000"
"hue": 0
"rank": 2
"presence": 68.44
"colorName": "black"
"lightness": 0
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "black"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "a0522d"
"hue": 19
"rank": 3
"presence": 9.3
"colorName": "sienna"
"lightness": 40
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 56
"formattedColorName": "sienna"
"[3]": {9 keys}
"hex": "a52a2a"
"hue": 0
"rank": 4
"presence": 0.52
"colorName": "brown"
"lightness": 41
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 59
"formattedColorName": "brown"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "bca795"
"hue": 27
"rank": 1
"presence": 21.69
"lightness": 66
"saturation": 22
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "090707"
"hue": 0
"rank": 2
"presence": 68.44
"lightness": 3
"saturation": 12
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "61463e"
"hue": 13
"rank": 3
"presence": 9.3
"lightness": 31
"saturation": 22
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "8f3839"
"hue": 359
"rank": 4
"presence": 0.52
"lightness": 39
"saturation": 43
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "7a8684"
"hue": 170
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.02
"lightness": 50
"saturation": 4
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "6c7888"
"hue": 214
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.03
"lightness": 47
"saturation": 11
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "3c4948"
"hue": 175
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.01
"lightness": 26
"saturation": 9
"imageLabels": [6 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 197
"score": 99.51
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Eyewear"
"imageLabelId": 211
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 92
"score": 98.74
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Glasses"
"imageLabelId": 206
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 101
"score": 98.46
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Vision care"
"imageLabelId": 209
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 19018
"score": 83.71
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Publication"
"imageLabelId": 23
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 15171
"score": 73.67
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book"
"imageLabelId": 67
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 12694
"score": 53.36
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book cover"
"imageLabelId": 90
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/31163/f83dcb3e9d63fd4aba350db6520d78cbc9f5cd5c.jpg"
"width": "488"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/31163/f83dcb3e9d63fd4aba350db6520d78cbc9f5cd5c.jpg"
"width": "244"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/31163/f83dcb3e9d63fd4aba350db6520d78cbc9f5cd5c.jpg"
"width": "21"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/31163/f83dcb3e9d63fd4aba350db6520d78cbc9f5cd5c.jpg"
"width": "92"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/31163/f83dcb3e9d63fd4aba350db6520d78cbc9f5cd5c.jpg"
"width": "46"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/31163/f83dcb3e9d63fd4aba350db6520d78cbc9f5cd5c.jpg"
"width": "732"
"height": "1200"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 0.3118719
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "16969"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything / Kitty Ferguson"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "Stephen Hawking : quest for a theory of everything / Kitty Ferguson"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Ferguson, Kitty"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "1992"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "1992-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "1992-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Biography of theoretical physicist and professor."
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Toronto/Ontario/Canada"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Bantam Press"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "192 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm."
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Includes bibliographical references and index."
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "0553405071"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "530.092 HAW"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [4 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Biography/History"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Biography/History""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Physics/Physical sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Physics/Physical sciences/Science""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Quantum theory/Physics/Physical sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Quantum theory/Physics/Physical sciences/Science""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"value": "Relativity (Physics)"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Relativity (Physics)""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Stephen Hawking (English, b.1942, d.2018)"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_person:"Stephen Hawking (English, b.1942, d.2018)""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [1 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "kitty-ferguson"
"title": "Kitty Ferguson"
"relatedRecordId": "30772"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 1
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes