In Memory of Stephen William Hawking

Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who, at the time of his death, 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 the University of Cambridge, widely viewed as one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world.
Hawking was born in Oxford into a family of physicians. In October 1959, at the age of 17, he began his university education at University College, Oxford, where he received a first-class BA degree in physics. In October 1962, he began his graduate work at Trinity Hall at the University of Cambridge where, in March 1966, he obtained his PhD degree in applied mathematics and theoretical physics, specialising in general relativity and cosmology. In 1963, at age 21, Hawking was diagnosed with an early-onset slow-progressing form of motor neurone disease that gradually, over decades, paralysed him. After the loss of his speech, he communicated through a speech-generating device initially through use of a handheld switch, and eventually by using a single cheek muscle.
Source: Wikipedia
Career
- 1942 - Brith & Childhood
- 1953 - Attended St Albans School
- 1962 - Bachelor's degree from Oxford University
- 1966 - He received his doctorate from Dennis Sciama with the dissertation Properties of expanding universes.
- 1968 - Institute of Astronomy
- 1973 - DAMTP
- 1974 - Sherman Fairchild Scholar at Caltech
- 1974 - Development of the concept of "Hawking radiation"
- 1975 - Reader in Cambridge
- 1977 - Professor of Gravitational Physics
- 1979 - 2009 - Lucasian Professor
- 1982 - Presentation of the approach to quantum gravity and its cosmology via a Euclidean path integral formulation
- 2009 - 2018 - Dennis Stanton Avery and Sally Tsui Wong-Avery Director of Research
- 2018 - dies at the age of 76.
"So remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and hold on to that childlike wonder about what makes the universe exist."You can learn more about Mr. Hawking on Wikipedia.
-- Stephen Hawking