Renowned Scientist Stephen Hawking Dies But His Works Live

Renowned scientist dies at 76 but his works remain immortal. Stephen Hawking is a noted British scientist, physicist, professor and author. His scientific theories and discoveries are groundbreaking and enlightening. Here's a journey through his education, career and more.

Hawking's education started with him receiving a first class BA Honours in cosmology when he was 21 years in 1963. This was the time that he was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), a condition related to degenerative nerve cells.

It was then that he made up his mind to cross the hurdles to accomplish great things in life. His ambition to get a PhD in applied mathematics and theoretical physics was achieved in 1966.

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.