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Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking
CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA
Black & White photo of Hawking at NASA.
Hawking at NASA, 1980s
Born Stephen William Hawking
(1942-01-08) 8 January 1942 (age 75)
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Residence United Kingdom
Nationality British
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Alma mater
Thesis Properties of Expanding Universes (1965)
Doctoral advisor Dennis Sciama
Other academic advisors Robert Berman
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Spouse
  • Jane Wilde
    (m. 1965; div. 1995)
  • Elaine Mason
    (m. 1995; div. 2006)
Children 3, including Lucy Hawking
Website
hawking.org.uk

Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA (Listeni/ˈstvən ˈhɔːkɪŋ/; born 8 January 1942) is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. His scientific works include 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 theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He is a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.


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