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Stephen William Hawking
January 8, 1942-Present
“My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the
universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”
Author of A Brief History of Time
•Born in Oxford, England
•Two sisters, Philippa and Mary
•Adopted brother, Edward
•Father urged him to seek a career in the sciences
•Turned to the study of mathematics and physics
• Was a sociable student at St. Alban's
School, Oxford University
• Did little schoolwork
• Became increasingly interested in
relativity theory and quantum mechanics
• Graduated with a first class honors in
physics in 1962
• Immediately began post-graduate
studies at Cambridge University
•Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge in 1979 (retired
2009)
•Considered one of the world's most notable theoretical physicists
•Famous for theories based on:
Black holes
Theoretical cosmology
Quantum gravity
Hawking radiation
•Awarded the CBE in 1982
•Made a Companion of Honour in 1989
•Fellow of The Royal Society
•Member of the US National Academy of Sciences
•The Large Scale Structure of Spacetime
•General Relativity: An Einstein Centenary Survey
•300 Years of Gravity
•A Brief History of Time (Hawking’s best-seller)
•Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
•Most recently: The Universe in a Nutshell (published 2001)
A few publications include:
Sources
www.hawking.org.uk
www.answers.com/topic/stephen-hawking
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Stephen william hawking

  • 1. Stephen William Hawking January 8, 1942-Present “My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.” Author of A Brief History of Time
  • 2. •Born in Oxford, England •Two sisters, Philippa and Mary •Adopted brother, Edward •Father urged him to seek a career in the sciences •Turned to the study of mathematics and physics • Was a sociable student at St. Alban's School, Oxford University • Did little schoolwork • Became increasingly interested in relativity theory and quantum mechanics • Graduated with a first class honors in physics in 1962 • Immediately began post-graduate studies at Cambridge University
  • 3. •Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge in 1979 (retired 2009) •Considered one of the world's most notable theoretical physicists •Famous for theories based on: Black holes Theoretical cosmology Quantum gravity Hawking radiation •Awarded the CBE in 1982 •Made a Companion of Honour in 1989 •Fellow of The Royal Society •Member of the US National Academy of Sciences
  • 4. •The Large Scale Structure of Spacetime •General Relativity: An Einstein Centenary Survey •300 Years of Gravity •A Brief History of Time (Hawking’s best-seller) •Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays •Most recently: The Universe in a Nutshell (published 2001) A few publications include: