Education, Career And Works Of Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking's Works

The following works are his contribution to physics:

• Thesis - Properties of Expanding Universes
• The second law of black hole dynamics
• Laws of black hole mechanics
• Hawking Radiation

 



Stephen Hawking's Publications

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The Large Scale Structure of Spacetime with G F R Ellis
General Relativity: An Einstein Centenary Survey with W Israel
300 Years of Gravitation with W Israel

 

 



Stephen Hawking's Books

• The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time
• A Brief History of Time
• A Briefer History of Time
• The Universe in a Nutshell
• The Grand Design

 

 



Stephen Hawking is a recipient of a list of awards and prizes such as:

• CBE Award - 1982
• Wolf Foundation prize - 1988
• Companion of Honour - 1989
• Presidential Medal of Freedom - 2009
• Fundamental Physics prize - 2013
• Copley Medal - 2006

 

 



Fascinating Facts About Stephen Hawking

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• Stephen Hawking was born on the 300th death anniversary of Galileo.
• He held 13 honorary degrees.
• After being attacked by ALS, he was bound to a wheelchair and used a computerised voice system for communication.

 



Stephen Hawking's Quotes

• Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
• The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
• Look up at the stars and not down at your feet.
• However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
• People who boast about their IQ are losers.
• I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.



Stephen Hawking's Death

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Stephen Hawking died on Mar 14, 2018, due to his exacerbated condition of ALS.