Hawking, a British theoretical physicist, is recognized as a giant of gravitational physics science in the world and the most important general relativist and cosmologist in contemporary times. Hawking is a Luxun professor of mathematics at Cambridge University. His black hole evaporation theory and quantum cosmology not only shocked natural science, but also had a far-reaching impact on philosophy and religion.

In 1970s, together with Penrose, he proved the famous singularity theorem, for which they jointly won the Wolff Prize in Physics of 1988. In 1973, he considered the quantum effect near the black hole. The discovery of black hole radiation is of fundamental significance, which unifies gravity, quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics. His goal is to solve the "first thrust" problem that has been puzzling mankind since Newton.

Hawking's model of the universe is a closed, borderless and limited four-dimensional space-time. Without the first thrust of God, the evolution of the universe depends entirely on the laws of physics. Hawking suffers from severe amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which is inconvenient to move, but he has made outstanding contributions to physics, so he is highly respected. 1974 was elected as the youngest member of the Royal Society.

Hawking's resume:

1942 65438+1October 8: Born in Oxford, England, this day happens to be the anniversary of Galileo's 300th anniversary.

1963: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was diagnosed. This disease is called motor neurocytopathy in Britain and Luger's disease in America.

1965: Hawking won a research scholarship from kells College, Cambridge University.

July 1965: Hawking and Jane get married. Their first son Robert was born in 1967, their daughter Lucy was born in 1970, and their second son Timo West was born in 1979. 1985, he almost completely lost the ability to live and speak. At that time, the doctor announced that he would live for two years at most.

1973: Publishing the first book "The Structure of Time and Space".

1974: Announced the discovery of black hole radiation and became a member of the Royal Society. Since then, his research has turned to the theory of quantum gravity.

1979: Review of General Relativity: Commemorating Einstein's Centennial Birthday was published.

After 1980: His interest turned to quantum cosmology.

198 1 year: the concept of infinity was published.

1985: She lost her language ability during tracheotomy and used a computer with a speech synthesizer.

1988: A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to the Black Hole was published and won the Wolf Foundation Award. It has sold 25 million copies so far.

1993: black holes and baby universes are published.