Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942, in Oxford, England. He was a renowned theoretical physicist known for his work in black holes and relativity.

Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, exactly 300 years after the death of Galileo.

In 1953, Stephen Hawking attended high school at St Albans school in North London. This period played a crucial role in shaping his academic and scientific interests.

In 1959, Stephen Hawking started attending Oxford University at the age of 17.

Hawking graduated from Oxford University with a first-class honors degree in physics, showcasing his brilliance.

In 1963, Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS disease at the age of 21, the same illness that affected the famous baseball player Lou Gehrig.

At the age of 21, Hawking was diagnosed with ALS, a rare disease affecting movement and speech, with a prognosis of only two more years to live.

On January 1, 1965, Stephen Hawking got married.

Stephen Hawking married Jane in 1965, with whom he later had two children, Lucy and Timothy.

In 1968, Stephen Hawking was made a member of the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge.

In 1970, Hawking discovered The Second Law of Black Hole Dynamics, revealing that black holes could emit radiation.

On January 1, 1974, Stephen Hawking was made a member of The Royal Society at the age of 32.

In 1975, Hawking was awarded the Pius XI Gold Medal for Science by Pope Paul VI.

Stephen Hawking was appointed as a professor of Gravitational Physics at Cambridge in 1977.

The University of Oxford awarded Hawking an honorary doctorate in 1978 for his contributions to science.

Upon his return to Cambridge, Hawking was appointed as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, a prestigious post previously held by Sir Isaac Newton.

Following a conference in Moscow in October 1981, Hawking and Gary Gibbons organised a three-week Nuffield Workshop in the summer of 1982 at Cambridge University, focusing mainly on inflation theory.

In 1982, Queen Elizabeth II awarded Hawking the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for his contributions to science.

In 1983, Hawking and Jim Hartle published a model proposing that prior to the Planck epoch, the universe had no boundary in space-time, and the concept of the beginning of the universe is meaningless.

After contracting pneumonia in Geneva, Hawking underwent a tracheotomy, resulting in the loss of his voice, which led to the development of a speech synthesizing program for communication.

In 1986, Stephen Hawking received a computer program called the 'Equalizer' from Walter Woltosz, which allowed him to communicate by selecting phrases, words, or letters using a switch. This marked a significant improvement in his ability to communicate.

On January 1, 1988, Stephen Hawking was appointed as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University, a distinguished position previously held by luminaries like Sir Isaac Newton.

'A Brief History of Time' was Hawking's bestselling book, published in 1988, which sold over 10 million copies and was translated into 40 languages.

In 1989, Stephen Hawking was made a Companion of Honor by Queen Elizabeth II. This recognition highlighted his significant contributions to the field of physics and his impact on society.

Steven Spielberg produced a documentary based on Hawking's life and work, titled 'A Brief History of Time', in 1992.

In 1996, Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose published 'The Nature of Space and Time' in Princeton under Princeton University Press.

Stephen Hawking and C J Hunter published a paper titled 'The gravitational Hamiltonian in the presence of non-orthogonal boundaries' in the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity in October 1996.

Stephen Hawking was a supporter of the Labour Party and advocated for causes such as nuclear disarmament, universal healthcare, and action against climate change. He criticized the 2003 Iraq invasion, expressed concerns about Brexit, and emphasized the importance of international collaboration in scientific research.

Hawking released 'The Universe in a Nutshell' in 2001, winning the Aventis Prizes for Science Books.

In 2004, Hawking announced the solution to the Black Hole paradox at an international conference on general relativity and gravitation.

In October 2005, Stephen Hawking conducted research on 'Information loss in black holes' which was published in the journal Physical Review D.

Physicist Stephen Hawking greeted by well-wishers at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida after a zero-gravity flight.

Stephen Hawking pictured with his daughter, Lucy, during NASA's 50th Anniversary Lecture Series.

In July 2009, Hawking was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama, the highest civilian honor in America.

In 2010, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow coauthored The Grand Design, a book that discussed the nature of the universe and its origins.

At the 2011 Google Zeitgeist Conference, Stephen Hawking declared that philosophy is no longer relevant to knowledge claims and that scientists have taken over the role of advancing our understanding of the universe. His views sparked both praise and criticism.

The film 'The Theory of Everything' depicting the life of Stephen Hawking and his ex-wife Jane Wilde was released in 2014, with Eddie Redmayne portraying Hawking.

The Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication is an annual award initiated in 2016 to honor members of the arts community for contributions that help build awareness of science.

In March 2017, Dr. Stephen Hawking delivered an address in London. This event showcased his continued influence and contributions to the field of physics.

Stephen Hawking passes away peacefully at his home on March 14, 2018. His contributions to theoretical physics and cosmology have left a lasting impact on the scientific world.

On March 14, 2018, Stephen Hawking passed away, leaving behind a legacy of groundbreaking scientific contributions.