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Stephen Hawking at NASA, 1980s
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Born | Stephen William Hawking 8 January 1942 Oxford, England |
Residence | England |
Nationality | British |
Fields | Applied mathematics Theoretical physics Cosmology |
Institutions | University of Cambridge California Institute of Technology Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics |
Alma mater | University of Oxford University of Cambridge |
Doctoral advisor | Dennis Sciama |
Other academic advisors | Robert Berman |
Doctoral students | Bruce Allen Raphael Bousso Fay Dowker Malcolm Perry Bernard Carr Gary Gibbons Harvey Reall Don Page Tim Prestidge Raymond Laflamme Julian Luttrell |
Known for | Black holes Theoretical cosmology Quantum gravity Hawking radiation |
Influences | Dikran Tahta Albert Einstein |
Notable awards | Wolf Prize (1988) Prince of Asturias Award (1989) Copley Medal (2006) Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009) |
Spouse | Jane Hawking (m. 1965–1991, divorced) Elaine Mason (m. 1995–2006, divorced) |
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Who is Stephen Hawking?
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