To celebrate "Open Access Week", Cambridge University published the doctoral thesis of stephen william hawking, a famous British physicist, for the first time on the Internet on 23rd, which aroused great interest. Then the website of Cambridge University crashed due to too many downloads. Great God, come and see how this paper is written.

This led Cambridge University to publish Hawking's doctoral thesis "The Essence of Universe Expansion" written at the age of 24 on the school website at 1966 for public download. However, shortly after the paper was published, the website server crashed due to too many visitors. On Monday afternoon, it takes several minutes for the web page to open. However, after opening, nothing is displayed on the web page.

Stuart Robert, a spokesman for Cambridge University, said: "After the publication of Dr Hawking's paper, we received a lot of feedback. In less than 24 hours, it was downloaded nearly 60 thousand times, so users who visit our website may find it slower than usual, and sometimes it can't be opened at all. " The download page of Dr. Hawking's thesis "The Nature of Universe Expansion" on the website of Cambridge University has now resumed normal download.

This paper entitled "The Nature of Universe Expansion" has 134 pages. In this paper, Hawking challenges the existing theory of gravity with the theory of cosmic expansion. He believes that galaxies cannot be formed by early disturbances. Hawking also provided a model of gravitational radiation and expansion, indicating that the singularity of space-time is "inevitable". This may sound awkward, but the public is still curious about this legendary master of physics. According to the University of Cambridge, this paper is the most frequently requested paper in the library of Cambridge University, with 199 times since May last year. Most of the requesters are from the general public, not academia. Only 13 paper is required to read the second place. Previously, Hawking's papers could only be read in the library of Cambridge University, or he had to pay $86 to get an electronic version.

Hawking: Encourage people all over the world to look up at the stars.

Before the website crashed, Hawking issued a statement saying, "I'm glad so many people are interested in my paper, and I hope they won't be disappointed after reading it!"

Hawking said that the purpose of publishing doctoral thesis is to encourage people all over the world to look up at the stars, not just under their feet; To think about the position of human beings in the universe and to understand the space world. "Anyone anywhere in the world can get it for free. It should not only be my thesis, but also include the exploration of every great idea within the scope of human understanding. "

Hawking also said: "Every generation stands on the shoulders of predecessors, just as I was inspired by Newton, Maxwell and Einstein when I was studying PhD at Cambridge University."

It is reported that at the time of writing this doctoral thesis, Hawking has been diagnosed with "amyotrophic lateral sclerosis". Although the initial diagnosis showed that Hawking, 2 1 year-old, had only two years to live, Hawking not only successfully completed his doctoral thesis, but also became a professor at Cambridge University for more than half a century. His A Brief History of Time, published in 1988, is the most successful popular science book in the world. It has been translated into more than 40 languages and sold over 10 million.

Cambridge University: "Open Access" to Break the Barriers of Knowledge Acquisition

Dr arthur smith, deputy director of academic exchange, said that "open access" can provide support for academic research. By removing the barriers between people and knowledge, we can make new breakthroughs in various fields of science, medicine and technology. He emphasized that the knowledge dissemination of doctoral research is particularly important. Doctoral thesis contains a lot of unique undeveloped information waiting to be used, but usually these contents are excluded from public view.

"From 20 19 to 10, all doctoral graduates of Cambridge University are required to submit electronic doctoral dissertations for preservation." Dr. Smith said that he hoped that more students could make their papers "open access" like Professor Hawking. At the same time, he said that "Cambridge alumni will be invited to consider making their papers' open access'".

In a recent celebration, Jessica Gardner, director of library services at Cambridge University, said, "Cambridge is the hometown of Newton and Darwin's physics papers. We are very careful to save the research data they left on paper and share it with the public through our digital library. "