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Stephen Hawking

Stephen William Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018).

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Member Of

Royal Society of Arts
(3/21/1974 - )
Start Time
: 3/21/1974
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
(1/9/1986 - )
Start Time
: 1/9/1986
American Philosophical Society
(1984 - )
Start Time
: 1984
National Academy of Sciences
(1992 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences
Start Time
: 1992
Royal Society
(1974)
Point in Time
: 1974
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Starmus Festival

Educated At

University College, Oxford
(October 1959 - 1962)
Academic Major
:
Physics
Academic Degree
:
Bachelor of Arts
Start Time
: October 1959
End Time
: 1962
Trinity Hall
(October 1962 - March 1966)
Academic Degree
:
Doctorate
Academic Thesis
:
Properties of Expanding Universes
Doctoral Advisor
:
Dennis W. Sciama
Start Time
: October 1962
End Time
: March 1966
St Albans School
(September 1952 - )
Start Time
: September 1952
University of Cambridge
St Albans High School for Girls
Byron House School

Doctoral Advisor

Dennis W. Sciama
Unnamed
:bug: P4536

Field of Work

General Relativity
Quantum Gravity
Theoretical Physics
Cosmology
Applied Mathematics
Universe
Black Hole

Place of Birth

Oxford
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value
United Kingdom

Native Language

English

Award Received

43 items
Albert Einstein Medal
(1979)
Point in Time
: 1979
Wolf Prize in Physics
(1988)
Point in Time
: 1988
Copley Medal
(2006)
Award Rationale
: For his outstanding contribution to theoretical physics and theoretical cosmology.
Point in Time
: 2006
Presidential Medal of Freedom
(2009)
Conferred By
:
Barack Obama
Point in Time
: 2009
Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
(2013)
Point in Time
: 2013
Companion of Honour
(1989)
Point in Time
: 1989
Eddington Medal
(1975)
Point in Time
: 1975
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
(1985)
Point in Time
: 1985
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(2/23/1982)
Point in Time
: 2/23/1982
Naylor Prize and Lectureship
(1999)
Point in Time
: 1999
Oskar Klein Medal
(2003)
Point in Time
: 2003
Hughes Medal
(1976)
Point in Time
: 1976
Royal Society Science Books Prize
(2002)
Point in Time
: 2002
Albert Medal
(1999)
Award Rationale
: for making physics more accessible, understandable and exciting and opening the subject to a wider audience through his books and television programmes
Point in Time
: 1999
Michelson–Morley Award
(2003)
Point in Time
: 2003
Fonseca Prize
(2008)
Point in Time
: 2008
Pius XI Medal
(4/17/1975)
Point in Time
: 4/17/1975
Maxwell Medal and Prize
(1976)
Point in Time
: 1976
IOP Dirac Medal
(1987)
Point in Time
: 1987
Adams Prize
(1966)
Point in Time
: 1966
Andrew Gemant Award
(1998)
Point in Time
: 1998
The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal
(2005)
Point in Time
: 2005
NSS Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award
(2012)
Point in Time
: 2012
Princess of Asturias Award for Concord
(1989)
Point in Time
: 1989
Honorary Doctor of Harvard University
(1990)
Point in Time
: 1990
Honorary Doctor of the University of Oxford
(1978)
Point in Time
: 1978
Marcel Grossmann Award
(June 1991)
Conferred By
:
ICRANet
Point in Time
: June 1991
Franklin Medal
(1981)
Point in Time
: 1981
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
(2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
Bodley Medal
(2015)
Point in Time
: 2015
Gold Medal of the Spanish National Research Council
(1989)
Point in Time
: 1989
Albert Einstein Award
(1978)
Point in Time
: 1978
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Honorary Doctorate From Princeton University
Honorary Doctorate From the University of Cambridge
(1989)
Point in Time
: 1989
Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
(1976)
Point in Time
: 1976
Point in Time
: 1976
Lilienfeld Prize
(1999)
Point in Time
: 1999
Point in Time
: 1999
Princess of Asturias Awards
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Fellow of the Royal Society
(1974)
Point in Time
: 1974
Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
(1992)
Point in Time
: 1992
Order of the British Empire
Order of the Companions of Honour

Employer

Gonville and Caius College
(1965 - 1969)
Position Held
:
Research Fellow
Start Time
: 1965
End Time
: 1969
Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge
(1962 - 1965)
Start Time
: 1962
End Time
: 1965
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
(2008 - 2018)
End Cause
:
Death of Subject
Start Time
: 2008
End Time
: 2018
University of Cambridge
( - 2018)
End Cause
:
Death of Subject
End Time
: 2018
California Institute of Technology
(8/14/1970 - 9/3/1975)
Start Time
: 8/14/1970
End Time
: 9/3/1975

Date of Birth

1/8/1942

Child

Lucy Hawking
Robert Hawking
Timothy Hawking

Occupation

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Theoretical Physicist
Cosmologist
Astrophysicist
Mathematician
Pedagogue
Science Writer
University Teacher
Writer
Physicist
Non-Fiction Writer
Astronomer
Television Actor
Character Role
:
Self
Applies to Work
:
Descent, Part I
Autobiographer
Science Fiction Writer
Trekkie
Scientist

Instance Of

Human

Commons Gallery

Stephen Hawking

Described by Source

Lentapedia
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Title
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Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
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Physicists: Biographical Dictionary
Page(s)
:290
Astronomers: A Biographical Reference

Official Website

https://hawking.org.uk

Given Name

Stephen
Series Ordinal
:1
William
Series Ordinal
:2

Spouse

Jane Hawking
(7/14/1965 - 1991)
End Cause
:
Divorce
Start Time
: 7/14/1965
End Time
: 1991
Elaine Mason
(1995 - 2006)
End Cause
:
Divorce
Start Time
: 1995
End Time
: 2006

Work Location

Cambridge

Notable Work

A Brief History of Time
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
The Universe in a Nutshell
On the Shoulders of Giants
God Created the Integers
The Dreams That Stuff Is Made Of: The Most Astounding Papers of Quantum Physics and How They Shook the Scientific World
My Brief History

Name in Native Language

Stephen William Hawking

Uses

Electric Wheelchair
Speech Synthesis
Switch Access Scanning

Academic Thesis

Properties of Expanding Universes

Date of Death

3/14/2018

Place of Death

Cambridge

Influenced By

Dikran Tahta
Paul Dirac
Bertrand Russell
Karl Popper
Andrei Linde
Yakov Zeldovich
Albert Einstein

Residence

England

Member of Sports Team

University College Boat Club

Academic Degree

Bachelor of Arts
(1962)
Point in Time
: 1962
Doctorate
(3/1/1966)
Point in Time
: 3/1/1966

Student Of

Dennis W. Sciama

Place of Burial

Westminster Abbey

Professorship

Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
(1979 - 2009)
Start Time
: 1979
End Time
: 2009

Position Held

Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
(1979 - 2009)
Replaces
:
James Lighthill
Replaced By
:
Michael Green
Start Time
: 1979
End Time
: 2009

Significant Event

Funeral
(3/31/2018)
Location
:
Cambridge
Point in Time
: 3/31/2018

Cause of Death

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Present in Work

Descent, Part I

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Assessment

Intelligence Test
Test Score
: 160

Medical Condition

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Tetraplegia

Country of Citizenship

United Kingdom

Different From

Stephen Hawkins
Stephen King

Sex or Gender

Male

Family Name

Hawking

Image

Short Name

Stephen Hawking

Pronunciation Audio

Mother

Isobel Eileen Hawking

Father

Frank Hawking

Described at URL

https://www.biography.com/scientist/ ...

Name

Stephen Hawking

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Archives At

Cambridge University Library

Image of Grave

Interested In

Physics
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