Stephen Hawking Biography

Stephen Hawking, Physicist
Born asStephen William Hawking
Occup.Physicist
FromUnited Kingdom
SpouseJane Wilde (1965–1995) Elaine Mason (1995–2006)
BornJanuary 8, 1942
Oxford, England
DiedMarch 14, 2018
Cambridge, England
CauseAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Aged76 years
Stephen Hawking, a remarkable academic physicist, cosmologist, as well as author, was born upon January 8, 1942, in Oxford, United Kingdom. His parents, Dr. Frank Hawking, a research study biologist, and also Isobel Hawking, an assistant, encouraged his academic quests and intellectual inquisitiveness. In 1959, Hawking went to University College, Oxford, where he got his bachelor's degree in physics in 1962.

After completing his undergraduate studies, Hawking proceeded his academic trip in cosmology at the University of Cambridge, where he made a PhD in 1966. It was throughout his time at Cambridge that Hawking was diagnosed with an unusual type of electric motor neurone disease at the age of 21. The ailment, which relates to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), slowly compromised his body and removed his capacity to use his muscle mass. Despite the incurable nature of the condition as well as initial diagnosis of just 2 years to live, Hawking resisted the odds and lived for greater than five years after his diagnosis.

Hawking made groundbreaking contributions to the areas of physics and cosmology, most significantly in the research of black holes. Among his most considerable searchings for was the exploration that black holes send out radiation, recognized today as Hawking radiation. He likewise established the idea of the "borders of area and time" with mathematician Roger Penrose. Upon publishing their work, Hawking and Penrose's success brought them to prominence amongst their peers, better cementing Hawking's tradition as a thought leader in the scientific neighborhood.

Throughout his career, Hawking authored as well as co-authored a number of books that intended to bring scientific research to a larger target market. His most renowned work, "A Brief History of Time", came to be a worldwide bestseller and was converted into over 40 languages. Various other remarkable books include "The Universe in a Nutshell", "The Grand Design", and also "My Brief History".

Besides his remarkable career in academic community and as a writer, Hawking devoted his life to increasing understanding for individuals with disabilities. His strength and resolution to overcome his physical constraints set an example for others facing similar difficulties. He also supported numerous philanthropic companies and campaigns, such as the Stephen Hawking Foundation and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Hawking's individual life was noted by a considerable degree of durability as well as determination, as evidenced by his 2 marriages and 3 children. He initially married Jane Wilde in 1965, as well as they invited their children, Robert, Lucy, as well as Timothy, right into the globe. Although their marriage finished in 1995, Hawking later on discovered love one more time and also wed his second partner, Elaine Mason, in 1995. Their marital relationship lasted till 2006.

Stephen Hawking died at his residence in Cambridge, United Kingdom, on March 14, 2018, at the age of 76. His remarkable life, noted by a ruthless search of understanding as well as overcoming significant difficulty, leaves an enduring mark on the area of cosmology and also the world overall.

Our collection contains 18 quotes who is written / told by Stephen.

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18 Famous quotes by Stephen Hawking

Small: One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem
"One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem"
Small: Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change
"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change"
Small: If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone
"If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people be able to take part in the discussion of why we and the universe exist"
Small: I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the on
"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"
Small: I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it
"I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road"
Small: God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be seen
"God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be seen"
Small: Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it
"Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe?"
Small: Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen
"Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen"
Small: My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists
"My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all"
Small: Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very beautiful, would con
"Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very beautiful, would contain no one able to wonder at that beauty"
Small: It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value
"It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value"
Small: It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work o
"It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work on something else. Sometimes it is years before I see the way forward. In the case of information loss and black holes, it was 29 years"
Small: We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understan
"We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special"
Small: To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit
"To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit"
Small: There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end ofthe search for the ultimate l
"There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end ofthe search for the ultimate laws of nature"
Small: The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary
"The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired"
Small: The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why t
"The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why there should be a universe for the model to describe. Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing?"
Small: Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales
"Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales"