Stephen Hawking
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.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Oxford
- Educated at
- St Albans SchoolByron House SchoolTrinity Hall
- Awards
- 🏆 Royal Society Science Books Prize🏆 Order of the British Empire
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Dennis W. Sciama
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Bruce Allen
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"When people ask me if a god created the universe, I tell them that the question itself makes no sense. Time didn’t exist before the big bang, so there is no time for god to make the universe in. It’s …"
"So next time someone complains that you have made a mistake, tell him that may be a good thing. Because without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist."
"It is a waste of time to be angry about my disability. One has to get on with life and I haven't done badly. People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining."
"The world has changed far more in the past 100 years than in any other century in history. The reason is not political or economic but technological — technologies that flowed directly from advances i…"
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Timeline
1942
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Died
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