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| - | Stephen Hawking, world-renowned physicist and author of the novel A Brief History of Time, was born 300 years after the death of Galileo. His parents' house was in north London, but Hawking was born in Oxford where, during the second World War, it was considered a safer place to have babies. When he was eight, his family moved to St. Albans, a town about 20 miles north of London. When he was older, Hawking attended his father’s alma mater, University College at Oxford. Despite his father’s wishes that he study medicine, Hawking opted for physics (his preferred subject, mathematics, was not offered). After three years and not very much work, he was awarded a first class honours degree in Natural Science.<br /> | + | Stephen Hawking, world-renowned physicist and author of the novel A Brief History of Time, was born precisely 300 years after the death of Galileo, on the 8th of January 1942. His parents' house was in north London, but Hawking was born in Oxford as his parents were worried about the dangers of the Blitz. When he was eight, his family moved to St. Albans, a town about 20 miles north of London. When he was older, Hawking attended his father's alma mater, University College at Oxford. Though his father wanted him to study medicine, Hawking opted for physics (his preferred subject, mathematics, was not offered). After three years, during which his intellect allowed him to put in comparitively little effort, he was awarded a first class honours degree in Natural Science.<br /> |
| - | Since at the time there was nowhere to pursue his research in cosmology in Oxford, Hawking went on to Cambridge where he had hoped to get Gred Hoyle as his supervisor and instead got Denis Sciama. After gaining his PhD, Hawking became first a Research Fellow, and later on a Professorial Fellow at Gonville and Caius College. After leaving the Institute of Astronomy in 1973, Hawking came to the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and since 1979 has held the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, a position once held by Isaac Newton. <br /> | + | After recieving his degree, Hawking at first attempted to continue his studies at Oxford, however he quickly grew bored of astronomy, and since at the time Oxford was not pursuing research into Cosmology, which did interest him, Hawking moved to Cambridge.<br /> |
| - | Stephen Hawking is perhaps best known for his 1974 discovery that black holes emit radiation, and for his no boundary proposal made in 1983 with Jim Hartle of Santa Barbara. He has published many notable works with other renowned scientific figures, but his more famous works were solo efforts: his best seller A Brief History of Time and his later book Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays. Professor Hawking has twelve honorary degrees, was awarded the CBE in 1982, and was made a Companion of Honour in 1989. He is the recipient of many awards, medals and prizes and is a Fellow of The Royal Society and a Member of the US National Academy of Sciences.<br /> | + | After gaining his PhD, Hawking became first a Research Fellow, and later on a Professorial Fellow at Gonville and Caius College. After leaving the Institute of Astronomy in 1973, Hawking came to the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, and since 1979 has held the post of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, a position once held by Isaac Newton. <br /> |
| - | Hawking continues to combine family life (he has three children) and his research into theoretical physics with an extensive program of travel and public lectures. | + | Stephen Hawking is perhaps best known for his 1974 discovery that black holes emit radiation, and for his "no boundary" proposal made in 1983 with Jim Hartle of Santa Barbara. He has published many notable works with other renowned scientific figures, but his more famous works were solo efforts: his best seller A Brief History of Time and his later book Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays. Professor Hawking has twelve honorary degrees, was awarded the CBE in 1982, and was made a Companion of Honour in 1989. He is the recipient of many awards, medals and prizes and is a Fellow of The Royal Society and a Member of the US National Academy of Sciences.<br /> |
| + | Hawking continues to combine family life (he has three children) and his research into theoretical physics with an extensive program of travel and public lectures, which is especially admirable as he has slowly developed a crippling muscular disorder that leaves him unable to walk or even speak. | ||
| <b>Work History</b> | <b>Work History</b> | ||
| 1975- Present Theoretical physicist Cambridge University, England<br /> | 1975- Present Theoretical physicist Cambridge University, England<br /> | ||
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