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- Full name: Stephen William Hawking
- Born January 8, 1942
- Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
- Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
- Member of the Board of Sponsors of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
- Has written or co-written 14 books
- Diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at age 21
- Has used a voice synthesizer to speak since 1985
- 1988: First book, A Brief History of Time
- Has appeared on episodes of [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]], The Simpsons, Futurama and Masters of Science Fiction
- 2007: Flew on a zero-gravity jet
- First wife: Jane Hawking
- Three children: Robert, Lucy and Timothy
- Second wife: Elaine Mason
- Admitted to the hospital with a chest infection in April of 2009
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Stephen Hawking is a world-renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician. Hawking is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge, a post he has held since 1979.
Media sources reported on April 20, 2009, that Hawking was admitted to the Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge after suffering from a chest infection for the past several weeks. He was said to be "very ill."MSNBC: Stephen Hawking hospitalized, reported very ill (April 20, 2009) News agencies reported on April 21st, that Hawking is improving and is expected to make a "full recovery."Guardian: Stephen Hawking expected to make full recovery (April 21, 2009)
Hawking Radiation
When black holes were first theorized, it was believed that all matter and energy that entered black holes was lost forever. However, Hawking predicted that black holes actually emit radiation. Subsequent research has shown that this theory is likely to be correct. The radiation has been named Hawking Radiation. Scientists believe that the facility known as the Large Hadron Collider, which will come online in the fall of 2008, will be able to test the theory of Hawking Radiation.
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Stephen Hawking Questions
What is the escape velocity problem associated with Black Holes? 1 AnswerIt really depends on distance from the black hole. Gravitational force goes as GmM/r^2 where m is the object mass, M is the black hole mass and r is the radius ... read more
Does anyone know how Stephen Hawking is? 1 AnswerDr. Leonard Mlodinow, as a recent guest speaker on This Week In Science who is a personal friend of Mr. Hawking said he's doing okay, but still being treated fo... read more
Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert? 12 AnswersWhen you think about it... they are both great, talented and funny guys! They each have created a style that is unique in news satire. http://z.about.com/d/po... read more
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Stephen Hawking Timeline
- January 8, 1942: Born Oxford, England
- 1962: Attains B.A. from Oxford University
- 1963: Diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease
- 1979: Becomes Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
- 1988: Publishes A Brief History of Time
- 2007: Experiences weightlessness on zero-gravity jet
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Stephen Hawking Blogs and Communities
- The Land Salmon: Stephen Hawking's Quotations (January 22, 2008)
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amazing. Carl Sagan - 'A Glorious Dawn' ft Stephen Hawking (Cosmos Remixed) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc
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I favorited a YouTube video -- Carl Sagan - 'A Glorious Dawn' ft Stephen Hawking (Cosmos Remixed) http://bit.ly/yRKc6
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irgendwie hatte es stephen hawking dann doch aus dem rollstuhl geschafft. http://tinyurl.com/ycqtbtx
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@frankbranches if only you had those voice boxes like Stephen Hawking lol
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@WriteOnTime123 You can keep Stephen Hawking, but I'm totally there for the rest of that.
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