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Stephen Hawking: a Brief History of Genius - in Pictures in Memory of Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking: A brief history of genius - in pictures In memory of Stephen Hawking Complied by: Manjunath.R #16/1, 8th Main Road, Shivanagar, Rajajinagar, Bangalore560010, Karnataka, India *Corresponding Author Email: [email protected] *Website: http://www.myw3schools.com/ Stephen Hawking was born precisely 3 hundred years after the demise of the scientist Galileo, so perhaps it became written with-inside the stars that he might turn out to be a well-known scientist in his personal right. Although he became recognized with a neurological ailment at age 21, Stephen did not allow the disease outline his life. Known for his groundbreaking work in physics, and recognized through his wheelchair and automatic voice system, Stephen endured his studies till his demise in 2018. He is great recognized for his black hole theories and his great- promoting book A Brief History of Time. Stephen Hawking is an example of someone who had a splendid mind, however a fair extra spirit. Stephen Hawking Parents 1942 Isobel Hawking (mother), holding Stephen shortly after his birth. 1942 Dr Frank Hawking (father), holding Stephen shortly after his birth. Hawking at a tender age of three. 1946 Professor Stephen Hawking as a young boy. Stephen Hawking with his siblings Philippa and Mary Stephen Hawking steering a boat as he heads for fishing during his teenage years. Schoolboy Stephen, aged 12, casually on his bicycle near his childhood home in St Albans. Early 1950's Stephen Hawking (far left) at school in St Albans, working with fellow students and teacher on assembling an early computer. Stephen Hawking as a young boy, aged 12, standing outside his house in 1954. Stephen Hawking ready to ride away on his horse Stephen Hawking in oxford university. 1961 Young Stephen Hawking, aged 20 (with handkerchief) with the Oxford University Boat Club at play. Coxing in 1961 in Oxford, where Stephen Hawking was born. Graduation day at Oxford in 1962. Undergraduate, Stephen Hawking, and the University College, Oxford, crew that he coxed to victory in the 1960 – 1961 ‘Novice EIghts’, an inter-Oxford college race for first-year students. Stephen Hawking reading a newspaper at 21 years old on May 17, 1963. 1965 Stephen and Jane Hawking’s wedding day in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Hawking with his wife and children Lucy and Robert in the 1970s. Lucy Hawking; (right) a photograph of the Hawking family taken in 1974 — Lucy with brother Robert and parents Jane Wilde and Stephen Hawking. Hawking and family enjoying their Caltech home, 1975. Stephen Hawking, 1975. Hawking, left, enjoys a cookout with his family in Cambridge, England, in 1977 Stephen Hawking with his family Professor Stephen Hawking in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1979 A young Stephen Hawking obliges the camera with his trademark smile. Hawking on his way to university from his residence in Cambridge. Stephen Hawking with his wife Jane and children Tim, Robert, and Lucy in the early 1980s Stephen Hawking and Tim Hawking enjoying a game of chess. Stephen Hawking with his first wife Jane during the early stages of myotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), around late 1970’s Hawking at an ALS convention in San Francisco in the 1980s 1985 Hawking and Nobel Prize winner Dorothy Hodgkin with their portraits at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Hawking, seen here with his secretary in 1986, was known for his wit and humor as well as his intellect. 1989 Professor Hawking and his wife, Jane, at Buckingham Palace when the professor received the riband and badge of the Companions of Honour award. Hawking and his first wife, Jane, pose for a photo in Paris in 1989. Hawking interacts with a child while opening an exhibition at a science museum in 1993. 1995 Professor Stephen Hawking with his second wife Elaine Mason after their wedding. John Preskill, Kip Thorne, and Stephen Hawking committing to their bet. February 6, 1997. Microsoft founder Bill Gates (left) accompanied by University Vice-Chancellor Professor Alec Broers, meets Professor Stephen Hawking on a visit to Cambridge University in 1997. As his daughter looks on, Hawking receives the Albert Medal from Britain’s Prince Philip in 1999. Hawking visited the White House for a “Millennium Evening” event in 1998. He talked about the future of science during a live telecast that also included US President Bill Clinton, left. June 2000 Stephen Hawking on the occasion of Kip Thorne's 60th birthday. Hawking with string theorists David Gross and Edward Witten at the Strings Conference in January 2001, TIFR, India Dennis Avery, Julian Revie, Sally Wong-Avery and Stephen Hawking in 2005. April 2005 Stephen and Elaine Hawking at San Lorenzo beach in the northern Spanish city of Gijón. 2006 Stephen W. Hawking (left) receiving the Copley Medal of the Royal Society. People carry Hawking up steps as he visits Beijing’s Temple of Heaven in 2006. He was in the city to attend a conference on string theory, according to state media. Hawking at the Bibliothèque nationale de France to inaugurate the Laboratory of Astronomy and Particles in Paris, and the French release of his work God Created the Integers, 5 May 2006 British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking photographed with his daughter Lucy at the institute of Mathematics, Jan. 21, 2006, in Cambridge, UK. Christophe Galfard, Professor Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy pose for photographs in Professor Hawking's office at The Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge, in central England, Sept. 3, 2007. June 2007 Professor Hawking and his daughter Lucy. Taken in the professor’s office. 2007 Professor Hawking experiencing a zero gravity flight. Stephen Hawking with Jim Parsons on 'The Big Bang Theory'. Peter Poppinga and his family with Stephen Hawking Lucy Hawking (R) touches her father Professor Stephen Hawking (L) as they give a lecture entitled 'Why We Should Go Into Space' during the 50 Years of NASA lecture series at George Washington University in Washington, DC, April 21, 2008. Late former South African President Nelson Mandela (right) with professor Stephen Hawking at Mandela's Foundation office, Johannesburg in 2008. 2009 Meeting with Barack and Michelle Obama on the occasion of being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. 2009 Professor Hawking photographed in Cambridge 2009 Professor Hawking with his commissioned portrait by Tai-Shan Schierenberg During the celebrations to mark Professor Hawking’s 70th birthday (8th January 2012). Hawking was invited to Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. In 2014, Hawking unveiled a scientific formula to predict the chances of England’s soccer team winning the World Cup. Britain's Queen Elizabeth (Left) meets Stephen Hawking during a reception at St James's Palace in London May 29, 2014. 2014 The premier of The Theory of Everything with actor Eddie Redmayne, who played him in the film. Hawking in Monty Python's “Galaxy Song” video at the comedy troupe's 2014 reunion show, Monty Python Live (Mostly) 2015 Professor Hawking, at home with his Celestron CPC Deluxe 1100 HD telescope. Stephen Hawking Siblings Professor Stephen Hawking celebrates 50 years as a fellow of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, in 2015 holding a Caius teddy bear. 2015 Professor Hawking in front of the blackboard used in DAMTP’s Common Room. 2015 Professor Hawking outside the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge. 2015 Professor Hawking and his daughter, Lucy. Stephen Hawking and daughter Lucy Hawking attends the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House, Feb. 8, 2015, in London. Hawking with University of Oxford librarian Richard Ovenden (left) and naturalist David Attenborough (right) at the opening of the Weston Library, Oxford, in March 2015. Ovenden awarded the Bodley Medal to Hawking and Attenborough at the ceremony. Hawking holding a public lecture at the Stockholm Waterfront congress centre, 24 August 2015 2016 Selfie taken by Stephen Hawking in his University of Cambridge office using DLSR connected to his laptop. 2016 Professor Stephen Hawking, Professor Malcolm Perry (centre) and Professor Andy Strominger (right) having fun at Black Hole Lane, near Brinsop Court, Herefordshire. Hawking was granted the Honorary Freedom of the city of London in 2017. This equation contains within it all of the most important parts of Professor Hawking’s most important discovery. It expresses neatly the idea that would come to define his work for the rest of his life: that black holes weren’t entirely black after all, and instead emitted a glow that would become known as Hawking radiation. 2017 Pope Francis blesses Professor Hawking and thanks him for his constant commitment to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. 2017 Celebrating Professor Hawking’s 75th birthday at home. Pallbearers carry the coffin holding the remains of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking out of Great St. Mary's Church at the conclusion of his funeral service, in Cambridge, Britain, March 31, 2018. 2017 Professor Hawking gave his final public appearance at the Cambridge Union where he announced the Stephen Hawking Fellowship Lecture series. Stephen Hawking is pictured on a night out in Mayfair before his death at the age of 76. 2018 Professor Hawking’s memorial stone in Westminster Abbey. The Stephen Hawking Book List .
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