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Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge.
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- Motor Neurone Disease
While astrophysicist Stephen Hawking lived for 55 more years...
- Jane Hawking
Jane and Stephen Hawking met through mutual college friends...
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Sir David Frederick Attenborough (/ ˈ æ t ən b ə r ə /; born...
- Lucy Hawking
After university Hawking spent time working as a journalist....
- Roger Penrose
He has received several prizes and awards, including the...
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Hawking went to St Albans School, a local public school in Hertfordshire. At 17, he passed an exam to study at Oxford. He studied physics and chemistrythere. Because he found it really easy at the beginning, he didn't study a lot for the final exams. In October 1962 he started his graduate course at Trinity Hall. It was at this time that his illnes...
Hawking was a cosmologist—someone who studies the structure of the universe (stars and space). He invented important theories about the Big Bang (the start of the universe), black holesand how they work. Stephen Hawking predicted that black holes eject some radiation (energy), even though they normally swallow everything. That kind of radiation is ...
Hawking died on 14 March 2018 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire of complications from motor neuron disease at the age of 76. His ashes are buried in Westminster Abbey in London near Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton.
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1. Singularities in Collapsing Stars and Expanding Universes, with D.W. Sciama, 1969. Comments on Astrophysics and Space Physics. Vol 1 2. Hawking, Stephen; Penrose, Roger (2000). The Nature of Space and Time. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-05084-3. 3. Hawking, S.W.; Ellis, G.F.R. (1973). The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-09906-6. 4. Penrose, Roger (1997). The Large, the Small and the Human Mind. ISBN 978-0-521-56330-7. 5. Informat...
Popular
1. Hawking, Stephen (1988). A brief history of time: from the big bang to black holes. Bantam. 2. Hawking, Stephen; Hawking, Stephen (1994). Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-553-37411-7. 3. Stephen W. Hawking (2001). The Universe in a Nutshell. Bantam. ISBN 0-553-80202-X. 4. On The Shoulders of Giants. The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy, Running Press 2002. ISBN 978-0-7624-1698-1 5. Hawking, Stephen; Hawking, Stephen; Mlodinow, Leonard (2005). A Briefe...
Children's books
1. George's Secret Key to the Universe, with Lucy Hawking. Simon & Taylor Blevins Publishing. 2. George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt, with Lucy Hawking. Simon & Taylor Blevins Publishing. 3. George and the Big Bang, with Lucy Hawking. Simon & Taylor Blevins Publishing.
Mar 12, 2024 · Stephen Hawking (born January 8, 1942, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England—died March 14, 2018, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was an English theoretical physicist whose theory of exploding black holes drew upon both relativity theory and quantum mechanics. He also worked with space-time singularities.
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Aug 28, 2019 · Learn about the life and achievements of Stephen Hawking, a British physicist and cosmologist who performed groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology, and wrote popular science books like 'A Brief History of Time'. Find out about his early years, education, family, books, ALS diagnosis, and legacy.
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes is a book on theoretical cosmology by English physicist Stephen Hawking. It was first published in 1988. Hawking wrote the book for readers who had no prior knowledge of physics.
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Mar 14, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of the world-famous theoretical physicist, who died in 2018. From his discovery of the singularity at the big bang to his final theorem on black holes and entropy, Hawking shaped the course of physics for four decades.
Stephen Hawking was the most recognisable scientist of modern times. His life fascinated people for decades, culminating in an Oscar-winning portrayal of him in the film 'The Theory of...