Stephen Hawking was a renowned English theoretical physicist and cosmologist born in 1942 in Oxford, England. He suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, becoming almost completely paralyzed, yet made groundbreaking contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity. Some of his most notable works include collaborating with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems and predicting that black holes emit radiation. He was also a bestselling author and subject of films that helped raise his public profile as a scientist.
2. Born
Stephen William Hawking:
8 January 1942
Frank and Isobel Hawking
(age 72)
Oxford, England.
3. Disease:
Hawking has a motor neuron disease related to amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS), a condition that has progressed over
the years. He is almost entirely paralysed and communicates
through a speech-generating device. He married twice and
has three children.
5. Who is he
He is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and
Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology
within the University of Cambridge. Among his significant
scientific works have been a collaboration with Roger Penrose
on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of
general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black
holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking
was the first to set forth a cosmology explained by a union of
the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He is
a vocal supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of
quantum mechanics.
7. Films about him:
A Brief History of Time (1991) by Errol Morris
Hawking (2004)
Hawking (2013) documentary by Stephen Finnigan.
The Theory of Everything (2014) by James Marsh.
10. Conclusion :
He is a very important man to the world because without hes mind
we wouldnt know what we know now about the universe and i
think we should thank him .