Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking wheelchair, thesis up for sale

Stephen Hawking is a cosmic visionary, a figure of inspiration and a global celebrity.

After death, Hawking cuts 'multiverse' theory down to size

With a science paper published after his death, Stephen Hawking has revived debate on a deeply divisive question for cosmologists: Is our Universe just one of many in an infinite, ever-expanding "multiverse"?

Stephen Hawking's unparalleled legacy

The world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking passed away on March 14, 2018. His death has left me saddened like millions around the world. But I was happy to see that The Daily Star had published a couple of articles on Stephen Hawking, one of which was written by a Bangladeshi academic. It inspired me to express my thoughts and feelings about how Hawking's work has influenced me.

Black holes dissolving like aspirin

When Stephen Hawking postulated in the mid-1970s that black holes leak radiation, slowly dissolving like aspirin in a glass of water, he overturned a core tenet of the Universe. Ever since Albert Einstein published his theory of general relativity in 1915, predicting the existence of black holes, it was thought they devour everything in their vicinity, including light. Black holes, it was thought, were bottomless

Stephen Hawking's voice was his tool and his trademark

Stephen Hawking's computer-generated voice is known to millions of people around the world, a robotic drawl that somehow enhances the profound impact of the cosmological secrets he revealed.

Stephen Hawking: Into the eternity

British physicist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across the

Top 10 quotes of Stephen Hawking

British physicist Stephen Hawking, who is considered as one of the world’s foremost physicists, died at the age of 76.

Factbox: Physicist Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s foremost physicists today died at the age of 76. Hawking, who was wheelchair-bound and almost completely paralyzed by a wasting illness, was a professor of applied mathematics. Here are some key facts on his life:

Physicist Hawking baffled by Trump's rise

Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking may have a good grasp of the workings of the universe, but he says he can not understand Donald Trump's popularity.

August 26, 2015
August 26, 2015

Stephen Hawking: There is a way out of a black hole

Stuff that falls into a black hole is gone forever, right? Not so, says Stephen Hawking.

August 6, 2015
August 6, 2015

British schoolgirl has higher IQ score than Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking

Nicole Barr, a 12-year-old from Essex in England scores a 162 on her Mensa IQ test — that's two points higher than what Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking scored, reports the Mashable.

July 28, 2015
July 28, 2015

Hawking, Musk warn of ‘Virtually Inevitable’ AI arms race

Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and over 1,000 AI and robotics researchers have signed a letter suggesting a ban on AI warfare, warning of the potential for rampant destruction at the hands of “autonomous weaponry,” reports Techcrunch.com

July 1, 2015
July 1, 2015

Facebook's Zuckerberg wants to figure out social equation

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg figures there could be a formula that explains how people think.

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