Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018

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Dates:
Birth 1942-01-08
Death 2018-03-14
Birth 1942-01-08
Birth 1942
Birth 1941
Britons
English, English,

Biographical notes:

Stephen Hawking (b. Jan. 8, 1942, Oxford, England-d. March 14, 2018, Cambridge, England) was a British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. He was also the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics in the University of Cambridge from 1979, and published A brief history of time: from the big bang to black holes, 1988.

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Subjects:

  • Astronomy
  • Mathematics
  • Physics

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  • Authors
  • College teachers
  • Physicists
  • Professor

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  • ENG, GB
  • ENG, GB
  • 00, GB

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