Biography
Stephen William Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA (January 8, 1942 – March 14, 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author, and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. His scientific works included a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He was a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Awards & recognition
- BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award · 2015
- Bodley Medal · 2015
- Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics · 2013
- NSS Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award · 2012
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2009
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- Fonseca Prize · 2008
- Copley Medal · 2006
- The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal · 2005
- Michelson–Morley Award · 2003
- Oskar Klein Medal · 2003
- Royal Society Science Books Prize · 2002
- Albert Medal · 1999
- Lilienfeld Prize · 1999
- Naylor Prize and Lectureship · 1999
- Andrew Gemant Award · 1998
- Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States · 1992
- Marcel Grossmann Award · 1991
- honorary doctor of Harvard University · 1990
- Companion of Honour · 1989
- Gold medal of the Spanish National Research Council · 1989
- honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge · 1989
- Princess of Asturias Award — Concord · 1989
- Wolf Prize in Physics · 1988
- IOP Dirac Medal · 1987
- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1985
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1982
- Franklin Medal · 1981
- Albert Einstein Medal · 1979
- Albert Einstein Award · 1978
- Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford · 1978
- Dannie Heineman Prize — Mathematical Physics · 1976
- Hughes Medal · 1976
- Maxwell Medal and Prize · 1976
- Eddington Medal · 1975
- Pius XI Medal · 1975
- Fellow of the Royal Society · 1974
- Adams Prize · 1966
- Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
- honorary doctorate from Princeton University
- Order of the British Empire
- Order of the Companions of Honour
- Princess of Asturias Awards
Filmography25 titles
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
Futurama
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Simpsons
The Big Bang Theory
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Surviving Progress
Horizon
Stem Cell Universe With Stephen Hawking
A Brief History of Time
The Truth Is in the Stars
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places
StarTalk
The 11th Hour
The Edge of All We Know
Fractals: The Colors of Infinity
Genius by Stephen Hawking
The Unbelievers
Masters of Science Fiction
When Aliens Attack
The Entire Universe
The University