Stephen Hawking at a glance.

Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA (born 8 January 1942) is a British theoretical physicist. He is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially in the context of black holes. He has also achieved success with works of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general; these include the runaway best seller A Brief History of Time, which stayed on the British Sunday Times bestsellers list for a record-breaking 237 weeks.^[1]

Hawking's key scientific works to date have included providing, with Roger Penrose, theorems regarding singularities in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes should emit radiation, which is today known as Hawking radiation (or sometimes as Bekenstein-Hawking radiation).^[2] He is a world-renowned theoretical physicist whose scientific career spans over 40 years. His books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts,^[3] and a lifetime member of the Pontifical Academy of Science.^[4] On August 12, 2009, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. ^{<---This was taken from Wiki's site located [here]. Read the whole article for more on this great man.}

A Brief History of Time

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The movie about Stephen Hawking's ideas from his book titled the same and about his life.



One thing that stands out in my mind from watching this is his continued respect for God even facing the challenges of scientific theory, the loss of the use of his body mostly and the difficulties that he must have endured.

Bless this man...