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Hawking's Life and Resume

Stephen Hawking, one of the great men with international reputation in this century. Currently, he is Lucson Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University. He is the most outstanding theoretical physicist in the world after Einstein.

All his life, he studied the space-time and the big bang principle of the origin of the universe, which is no longer applicable to the general physical theorem of black holes. His prediction that black holes can emit radiation (now called Hawking radiation) is now an accepted hypothesis. In 1970s, together with Penrose, he proved the famous singularity theorem. Together, they won the Wolf Prize in Physics in 1988. In addition, his A Brief History of Time has sold 25 million copies, giving a good introduction to quantum physics and relativity.

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Born in Oxford, England.

1962

After completing the physics degree course at Oxford University, he went to Cambridge University for postgraduate study. British astronomer Fred Hoyle (19 15-), the hero of Hawking's youth, is a professor of astronomy here. Hawking was diagnosed with motor neuron disease.

1965

Be awarded a doctorate. His research shows that the mathematical equation used to explain the collapse of black holes can also explain the expansion of the universe from a point.

1970

Hawking studied the characteristics of black holes. He predicted that the radiation from black holes (now called Hawking radiation) and the surface area of black holes would never decrease.

1974

Elected as a member of the Royal Society. He went on to prove that black holes have temperature, black holes emit thermal radiation, and gasification will lead to mass loss.

1980

Lucas, a professor of mathematics at Cambridge University (isaac newton once held this position).

1988

The publication of A Brief History of Time has become a bestseller of quantum physics and relativity.

1996 till now

Continue to work at Cambridge University.