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Stephen Hawking

Name in Native Language: "Stephen William Hawking" (English/EN)
Mathematician / Writer / Physicist / Astronomer / Trekkie / Scientist | * 01/08/1942 († 76, 03/14/2018) | Oxford (United Kingdom (UK))
Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at The University of Cambridge. Between 1979 and 2009, he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, widely viewed as one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world. Hawking was born in Oxford into a family of physicians. In October 1959, at the age of 17, he began his university education at University College, Oxford, where he received a first-class BA degree in physics. In October 1962, he began his graduate work at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where, in March 1966, he obtained his PhD degree in applied mathematics and theoretical physics, specialising in general relativity and cosmology. In 1963, at age 21, Hawking was diagnosed with an early-onset slow-progressing form of motor neurone disease that gradually, over decades, paralysed him. After the loss of his speech, he ... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Comedies | Science Fiction

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Awards & Nominations for Stephen Hawking

Albert Einstein Medal Wolf Prize in Physics Copley Medal Presidential Medal of Freedom Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Companion of Honour Eddington Medal Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Commander of The Order of The British Empire Naylor Prize and Lectureship Oskar Klein Medal Hughes Medal Royal Society Prizes for Science Books Albert Medal (Royal Society of Arts) Michelson–Morley Award Fonseca Prize Pius XI Medal James Clerk Maxwell Medal and Prize Dirac Medal (IOP) Adams Prize Andrew Gemant Award James Smithson Medal Nss Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award Princess of AsturIAS Award for Concord Honorary Doctor of Harvard University Honorary Doctor of The University of Oxford Marcel Grossmann Award Franklin Medal BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award Bodley Medal Gold Medal of The Spanish National Research Council Albert Einstein Award Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts Honorary Doctorate From Princeton University Honorary Doctorate From The University of Cambridge Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics Lilienfeld Prize Princess of Asturias Awards Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Fellow of the Royal Society Member of the National Academy of Sciences Order of the British Empire Order of the Companions of Honour
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Movies with Stephen Hawking as Actor(31)

as Selt - Host (voice)2023 The discarded
as himself2016 Anyone Can Quantum
as himself2016 The University
as Participant2016 The Entire Universe
as himself2016 Quantum Is Calling
as himself2015 Little Britain Sketch
as himself2013 The Unbelievers
as himself2013 Hawking
as himself2011 Surviving Progress
as Self - Theoretical Physicist (archive footage)2011 When Aliens Attack
as himself2010 Beautiful Equations
as himself2007 The 11th Hour
as himself2006 Last Days on Earth
as himself2005 Alien Planet
as himself2003 Red Dwarf A-Z

TV Shows/Series with Stephen Hawking as Actor(14)

as Himself - Host2016 Genius by Stephen Hawking
as Himself - Host2007 Masters of Science Fiction
as himself2007 The Big Bang Theory
as himself1999 Beckmann
as Stephen Hawking (voice)1999 Futurama
as Stephen Hawking (voice)1989 The Simpsons
as Holodeck Stephen Hawking1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation

Movies with Stephen Hawking as Crew(3)

Writing/Writer2013 Hawking
Crew/Thanks2003 Red Dwarf A-Z
Writing/Author1991 A Brief History of Time

Additional Information

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Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 01/08 1942 (January) in Oxford (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Wednesday, 03/14 2018 (March) in Cambridge (aged: 76)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University College, Oxford, Trinity Hall, St Albans School, University of Cambridge, St Albans High School for Girls, Byron House School
Employer: Gonville and Caius College, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge
Member of: Royal Society of Arts, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, National Academy of Sciences, Royal Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Starmus Festival
Spouses (current/former): Jane Wilde Hawking, Elaine Mason
Children: Lucy Hawking, Robert Hawking, Timothy Hawking
Father: Frank Hawking
Mother: Isobel Eileen Hawking
Student of: Dennis W. Sciama
Influenced by/Role models: Dikran Tahta, Paul Dirac, Bertrand Russell, Karl Popper, Andrei Linde, Yakov Zeldovich, Albert Einstein
Other names for Stephen Hawking (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Professor Stephen Hawking"
"Prof. Stephen Hawking"
"Стівен Гокінґ"
"Stephen William Hawking"
"Steven Hawking"
"Στήβεν Χόκινγκ"
"Στήβεν Γουίλιαμ Χόκινγκ"
"Καθηγητής Στήβεν Χόκινγκ"
Stephen Hawking frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (37x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Matt Groening (10x, Crew)
Eric Kaplan (10x, Crew)
David X. Cohen (10x, Crew)
Phil Hartman (9x, Actor)
Dawnn Lewis (9x, Actress)
Maria Ferrari (8x, Crew)
Noel MacNeal (8x, Actor)
Eric Idle (6x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1277, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/06/2024