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Stephen Hawking

Stephen William Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA (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 at the time of his death. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge between 1979 and 2009.

Hawking was born in Oxford into a family of doctors. He began his university education at University College, Oxford, in October 1959 at the age of 17, where he received a first-class BA (Hons.) degree in physics. He began his graduate work at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, in October 1962, where he obtained his PhD degree in applied mathematics and theoretical physics, specialising in general relativity and cosmology in March 1966

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Photo: Stephen Hawking Funeral held today at Cambridge church Stephen Hawking Funeral held today at Cambridge church
Daily Mail - Fri Mar 30, 2018
Crowds lined the streets to pay their final respects to the much admired scientist and a spontaneous round of applause broke out as six porters from the physicist's former college carried his coffin from the hearse into the church. More»

Photo: Stephen Hawking dies aged 76 Stephen Hawking dies aged 76
BBC - Tue Mar 13, 2018
The British theoretical physicist was known for his groundbreaking work with black holes and relativity, and was the author of several popular science books including A Brief History of Time. More»

Photo: Human Race 'Must Colonise Space Or Face Extinction', Warns Stephen Hawking Human Race 'Must Colonise Space Or Face Extinction', Warns Stephen Hawking
The Daily Mail - Sun Aug 8, 2010
Stephen Hawking has warned that unless the human race colonises space within the next two centuries it will disappear forever. More»

Lennon, Hawking, Friedman Accuse Government of Mishandling UFOS
Niagra Falls Reporter - Sun Jul 18, 2010
"There's UFOs over New York, and I ain't too surprised" -- John Lennon, from the song "Nobody Told Me There'd Be Days Like These". More»

Photo: Don't Talk To Aliens, Warns Stephen Hawking Don't Talk To Aliens, Warns Stephen Hawking
Times Online, UK - Sat Apr 24, 2010
The aliens are out there and Earth had better watch out, at least according to Stephen Hawking. More»

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A Brief History of Time
by Stephen Hawking

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