“hinder the global race to develop therapies which would benefit millions of people”
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Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Between 1979 and 2009, he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, widely viewed as one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world.
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2026· 36 entries
“While a ban on the use of European framework support would not prevent national funding for this research, it would still deliver another big blow to the hopes of patients worldwide.”
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“I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark,”
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“We should seek the greatest value of our action.”
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“I regard it as almost inevitable that either a nuclear confrontation or environmental catastrophe will cripple the Earth at some point in the next 1,000 years”
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“lead us to a new and very different picture of the universe and our place in it”
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“If you award me a First, I will go to Cambridge. If I receive a Second, I shall stay in Oxford, so I expect you will give me a First.”
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cope.es: Cuando Juan Tamariz actuó en un barco en A Coruña: "Era una eminencia, como Stephen Hawking en la física o Picasso en la pintura"
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Revista Merca2.0: Stephen Hawking, científico: "Si tienes la suerte de encontrar el amor, recuerda que está ahí y no lo dejes escapar"
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com: Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking: 'However difficult life may seem, there is always…' - a lesson on re
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com: Scientists are saying that universe may not last forever because Hawking-like radiation could eventually
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The Economic Times: Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking: 'We are very, very small, but...' Life lessons from inspirational quo
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ECOticias.com: La reflexión de Stephen Hawking, científico, que da miedo a día de hoy: «No creo que la humanidad sobreviva en los siguientes mil años
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tn.com.ar: Stephen Hawking advirtió en 2017: “Expandirnos por el espacio puede ser lo único que nos salve de nosotros mismos: estoy convencido de que los humanos deben abandonar la Tierra”
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okdiario.com: La frase de Stephen Hawking, científico, antes de morir: «No hay Dios. Nadie dirige el universo»
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Neowin: The Universe confirmed one of Hawking's boldest ideas
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Revista Merca2.0: Quote of the Day by Stephen Hawking: “The thing about smart people is that they seem like crazy people to dumb people”
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okdiario.com: La reflexión de Stephen Hawking que te hace replantearte la vida: «Cuando las expectativas de uno se reduce...
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okdiario.com: Así era la tecnología que permitía comunicarse a Stephen Hawking a través de un sensor en la mejilla
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Entertainment.ie: Watch: First look at Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in 'The Theory of Everything'
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tn.com.ar: La lección de vida del día, de Stephen Hawking: “Cuando las expectativas de uno se reducen a 0, uno aprecia realmente todo lo que tiene; mis expectativas se redujeron a 0 cuando tenía 21 años, todo desde entonces fue un bonus”
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Revista Merca2.0: Stephen Hawking, Scientist: "I Don't Think the Human Race Will Survive the Next Thousand Years, Unless We Spread Into Space"
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Nine.com.au: Professor Stephen Hawking dies aged 76
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Revista Merca2.0: Frase del día. Stephen Hawking, científico: “El mayor enemigo del conocimiento no es la ignorancia, sino la ilusión del conocimiento”
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On3: Overanalyzing Texas Football Clips: Michael Terry, a ball-hawking secondary and more from practice
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Physics World: Physicists extend Hawking’s black hole laws to dynamical objects
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Mshale: The Inspiring Life Story Of Stephen Hawking | Evan Carmichael Danny Dyer (QMKrSpTHry)
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El Cronista: Stephen Hawking, científico: “Cada uno existe por un corto tiempo, y en ese tiempo podemos explorar sólo una pequeña parte del universo”
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Mshale: Two Brilliant Minds, One Universe - Brian Cox And Stephen Hawking Carol Vorderman (YsQkvFCyi8)
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Moneycontrol.com: From hindi-medium school to Dirac Medal: Indian professor joins Stephen Hawking and other great scientists...
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prameyanews.com: Famous Indian Scientist Deepak Dhar joins Stephen Hawking in elite club — Here is Why it Matters Today
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Images show Bill Clinton with Stephen Hawking in the Epstein files” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Photos of Bill Clinton and Stephen Hawking dressed in pajamas and a princess outfit from the Epstein files.” Creator Admits.
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Snopes rated the claim “Two photos from the Epstein files authentically showed former U.S. President Bill Clinton wearing pajamas while carrying and sitting next to the physicist Stephen Hawking, who was wearing a princess costume.” Fake.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “A real 2006 photo shows Jeffrey Epstein poolside with Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates, Jay-Z, Diddy, and Stephen Hawking.” AI Generated.
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To have corresponded with Epstein—in 2006, Hawking and Epstein were both present at a conference on gravity
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2025· 2 entries
By analysis of black hole merger GW250114
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Nor anyone else has ever publicly accused Hawking of sexual misconduct
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2024· 4 entries
FACTLY rated the claim “Screenshot from the Epstein files disclosing the sexual preferences of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking” FALSE.
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fact checker rated the claim “A scene from The Simpsons about Stephen Hawking's visit to the island about child abduction. The Simpsons knew about Stephen Hawking all along.” misleading.
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USA Today rated the claim “Epstein docs describe sexual ‘proclivities’ of physicist Stephen Hawking” False.
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As part of the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, a British child sex trafficker who conspired with American financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019; in 2015, Epstein sent an email to friends of Virginia Giuffre, Epstein's
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2023· 2 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “A photograph authentically shows physicist Stephen Hawking once attended a conference sponsored by financier Jeffrey Epstein in the Caribbean.” True.
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Snopes rated the claim “In 2014, physicist Stephen Hawking warned that development of artificial intelligence (AI) could mean the "end of the human race."” Correct Attribution.
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2022· 1 entry
Google featured Hawking in a Google Doodle on the occasion of his 80th birthday
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2021· 1 entry
fact checker rated the claim “11 Year old Pakistani girl Tara baloch from Balouchistan passes IQ level test ( getting 162 marks) of MENSA related to OXFORD UNIVERSITY & broke the record of ALBERT EINSTEIN (160) & HAWKING.. Appreciation” Half true.
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2018· 26 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Before his death, physicist Stephen Hawking declared his Christian faith after a visit with Pope Francis.” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A photograph shows Stephen Hawking at a Vietnam War protest in 1968.” Miscaptioned.
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Died 2018-03-14.
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“Fizyka byłaby o wiele ciekawsza, gdyby nie odkryto bozonu Higgsa.”
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“Czy taki wzór w ogóle istnieje? W sensie algebraicznym raczej nie. Samo prawo grawitacji może być dowodem na to, że coś może powstać z niczego bez udziału nadprzyrodzonego czynnika, któremu na imię Bóg.”
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At the age of 76, having lived more than 50 years following his diagnosis of motor neurone disease
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“There ought to be something very special about the boundary conditions of the universe and what can be more special than that there is no boundary?”
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“Brak horyzontu zdarzeń oznacza, że nie ma czarnych dziur – w tym znaczeniu, że światło nie może z nich uciec”
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“Bóg nie stworzył wszechświata.”
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“Ale najlepszym dowodem, jaki posiadamy na to, że podróż w czasie nie jest możliwa i nigdy nie będzie, jest to, że nie przeżywamy dziś najazdu hord turystów z przyszłości.”
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“My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”
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“Czas można porównać do rzeki: płynie z różną prędkością w różnych miejscach. To klucz do podróży w przyszłość.”
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Career landmark: funeral.
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“My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.”
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“I am discounting reports of UFOs. Why would they appear only to cranks and weirdos?”
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“Opis: o cywilizacjach pozaziemskich”
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“Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.”
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“We shouldn't be surprised that conditions in the universe are suitable for life, but this is not evidence that the universe was designed to allow for life. We could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There's not much personal about the laws of physics.”
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“Jeśli chcemy podróżować w przyszłość, po prostu musimy szybko się poruszać.”
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“Although September 11 was horrible, it didn't threaten the survival of the human race, like nuclear weapons do.”
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“Jesteśmy tylko szczególnie zaawansowaną w rozwoju odmianą małp na niezbyt ważnej planecie, krążącej wokół całkiem przeciętnego Słońca. Ale jesteśmy w stanie poznawać wszechświat. Dopiero to sprawia, że jesteśmy wyjątkowi.”
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“Ja używam słowa „Bóg” wyłącznie w nieosobowym sensie – podobnie jak robił to Einstein – jako odpowiednik praw przyrody, zatem mówiąc o odgadywaniu zamysłu boskiego, mam na myśli poznawanie tych praw. Moim zdaniem ostatecznie poznamy zamysł Boga do końca obecnego wieku.”
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“Irytowanie się na moją niesprawność byłoby stratą czasu. Ludzie nie mają czasu dla kogoś, kto się zawsze złości lub narzeka. Trzeba iść ze swym życiem do przodu, i myślę, że udawało mi się to nieźle.”
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“I think computer viruses should count as life … I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.”
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“The human race is just a chemical scum on a moderate-sized planet, orbiting around a very average star in the outer suburb of one among a hundred billion galaxies. We are so insignificant that I can't believe the whole universe exists for our benefit. That would be like saying that you would disappear if I closed my eyes.”
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“Fundamentalna zasada rządząca wszechświatem: przyczyny występują przed skutkami, nigdy odwrotnie.”
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2015· 2 entries
Awarded BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2015).
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Won Bodley Medal (2015).
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2014· 3 entries
“s brainiest physicists raise a toast to Stephen Hawking 6 Jan 2012 … … comments The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow 11 Sept 2010 … … comments”
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Shown in a pre-recorded video singing Monty Python's "Galaxy Song" and Brian Cox with his wheelchair
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Before the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence from the UK, Hawking was one of two hundred public figures who signed a letter endorsing a vote against independence.
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2013· 2 entries
Awarded Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2013).
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Did not have ice poured over him, but his children accepted the challenge on his behalf
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2012· 1 entry
Awarded NSS Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award (2012).
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2011· 2 entries
Narrating the first episode of the American television series Curiosity on the Discovery Channel, Hawking declared:
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Stephen Hawking said that "philosophy is dead"
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2010· 2 entries
Said: "If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans
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“If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn”
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2009· 1 entry
Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Barack Obama (2009).
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded Fonseca Prize (2008).
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2007· 2 entries
And was made into a film, The Theory of Everything, in 2014
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Hawking and his daughter Lucy published George's Secret Key to the Universe, a children's book designed to explain theoretical physics in an accessible fashion and featuring characters similar to those in the Hawking fam
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2006· 3 entries
Won Copley Medal (2006).
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Hawking posed an open question on the Internet: "In a world that is in chaos politically, socially and environmentally, how can the human race sustain another 100 years
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Hawking and Mason quietly divorced, and Hawking resumed closer relationships with Jane, his children, and his grandchildren
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2005· 2 entries
Won The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal (2005).
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Began to control his communication device with movements of his cheek muscles, with a rate of about one word per minute
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2003· 2 entries
Won Oskar Klein Medal (2003).
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Awarded Michelson–Morley Award (2003).
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2002· 3 entries
Awarded Royal Society Science Books Prize (2002).
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And again in 2008, with Higgs criticising Hawking's work and complaining that Hawking's "celebrity status gives him instant credibility that others do not have"
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Hawking was ranked number 25 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons
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2001· 1 entry
And A Briefer History of Time, which he wrote in 2005 with Leonard Mlodinow to update his earlier works with the aim of making them accessible to a wider audience, and God Created the Integers, which appeared in 2006
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1999· 5 entries
Awarded Naylor Prize and Lectureship (1999).
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Won Albert Medal (1999).
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Awarded Lilienfeld Prize (1999).
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Hawking was awarded the Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize of the American Physical Society
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Jane published a memoir, Music to Move the Stars, about her marriage and its breakdown
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded Andrew Gemant Award (1998).
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1997· 1 entry
Conceded a 1991 public scientific wager made with Kip Thorne and John Preskill of Caltech
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1995· 1 entry
Hawking married Mason in September
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1994· 1 entry
At Cambridge's Newton Institute, Hawking and Penrose delivered a series of six lectures that were published in 1996 as "The Nature of Space and Time"
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1993· 3 entries
Hawking's synthesiser voice was recorded for use in the Pink Floyd song "Keep Talking", and in 1999, it was recorded for an episode of The Simpsons
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“On seeing the Enterprise's warp engine while visiting the set of Star Trek: The Next Generation (where he would briefly play himself in the 1993 episode Descent, Part I), Hawking smiled and said: I'm working on that.”
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Co-edited a book on Euclidean quantum gravity with Gary Gibbons and published a collected edition of his own articles on black holes and the Big Bang
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1992· 3 entries
Of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
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Hawking chose multiple musical works that "[sum] up my life": Mozart's Requiem; The Beatles' "Please Please Me"; Édith Piaf's "Non, je ne regrette rien"; Francis Poulenc's Gloria; Johannes Brahms' Violin Concerto; Ludwig
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Hawking conjectured that travel into the past is effectively impossible
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1991· 1 entry
Awarded Marcel Grossmann Award presented by ICRANet (1991).
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1990· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of Harvard University (1990).
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1989· 5 entries
Won Gold medal of the Spanish National Research Council (1989).
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Awarded Princess of Asturias Awards (1989).
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Awarded Princess of Asturias Award for Concord (1989).
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Awarded Companion of Honour (1989).
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Awarded honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge (1989).
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1988· 1 entry
Awarded Wolf Prize in Physics (1988).
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1987· 1 entry
Won IOP Dirac Medal (1987).
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1986· 1 entry
Received a computer program called the "Equalizer" from Walter Woltosz, CEO of Words Plus, who had developed an earlier version of the software to help his mother-in-law, who also had ALS and had lost her ability to s
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1985· 2 entries
Won Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1985).
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Hawking required a full-time nurse and nursing care was split across three shifts daily
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1983· 1 entry
Published a model, known as the Hartle–Hawking state
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1982· 2 entries
Awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1982).
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To finance his children's education and home-expenses, Hawking decided to write a popular book about the universe that would be accessible to the general public
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1981· 3 entries
Won Franklin Medal (1981).
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At a Vatican conference, he presented work suggesting that there might be no boundary—or beginning or ending—to the universe
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Proposed that information in a black hole is irretrievably lost when a black hole evaporates
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1979· 3 entries
Won Albert Einstein Medal (1979).
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Career landmark: Lucasian Professor of Mathematics (1979–2009).
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Hawking was elected Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
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1978· 2 entries
Awarded Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford (1978).
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Awarded Albert Einstein Award (1978).
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1976· 3 entries
Awarded Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (1976).
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Won Hughes Medal (1976).
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Won Maxwell Medal and Prize (1976).
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1975· 4 entries
Won Pius XI Medal (1975).
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Won Eddington Medal (1975).
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Was awarded both the Eddington Medal and the Pius XI Gold Medal, and in 1976 the Dannie Heineman Prize, the Maxwell Medal and Prize, and the Hughes Medal
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To a more academically senior post, as reader in gravitational physics
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1974· 6 entries
Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society (1974).
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Was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
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Hawking claimed that black holes emit radiation, known today as Hawking radiation, which may continue until they exhaust their energy and evaporate
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“Opis: wysuwając w 1974 hipotezę, że kolaps grawitacyjny czarnych dziur nie jest absolutny, czyli emitują one pewne pole elektromagnetyczne.”
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Becoming one of the youngest scientists to become a Fellow
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To a year-long position at Caltech, Jane proposed that a graduate or post-doctoral student live with them and help with his care
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1973· 1 entry
“The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time”
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1970· 1 entry
Published a proof that if the universe obeys the theory of general relativity, and fits any of the models of physical cosmology developed by Alexander Friedmann, then it must have begun as a singularity
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1969· 1 entry
Hawking accepted a specially created Fellowship for Distinction in Science to remain at Caius
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1966· 2 entries
Awarded Adams Prize (1966).
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Studied at Trinity Hall, doctorate (1962–1966).
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1963· 1 entry
At age 21, Hawking was diagnosed with an early-onset slow-progressing form of motor neurone disease that gradually, over decades, paralysed him
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1962· 2 entries
Studied at University College, Oxford, Bachelor of Arts (1959–1962).
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Began his graduate work at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where, in 1966, he obtained his PhD in applied mathematics and theoretical physics, specialising in general relativity and cosmology
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1959· 2 entries
Built a record player from spare parts: "My father would have regarded it as recklessly self-indulgent, to buy a record player, but I persuaded him that I could assemble one from parts that I could buy cheap
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At the age of 17, he began his university education at University College, Oxford, where he received a first-class BA degree in physics
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1952· 1 entry
Studied at St Albans School (1952).
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1950· 2 entries
When Hawking's father became head of the division of parasitology at the National Institute for Medical Research, the family moved to St Albans, Hertfordshire
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“I modelled myself on him. Because he was a scientific researcher, I felt that scientific research was the natural thing to do when one grew up. The only difference was that I was not attracted to medicine or biology because they seemed too inexact and descriptive. I wanted something more fundamental, and I found it in physics.”
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1942· 3 entries
Born 1942-01-08.
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“Huffington Post (8 October 2015) === A Brief History of Time (1988) === Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales. I therefore resolved not to have any equations at all. In the end, however, I did put in one equation, Einstein”
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“m working on that. Quoted in The Star Trek Encyclopedia (1999) by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda, p. 185 For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen. Speech has allowed the communication of ideas, enabling human beings to work together to build the impossible. Mankind”
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1893· 1 entry
Were theoretical until they were first observed in 2015
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