Steven Hawking

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkb:Physicist
gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:born January 8, 1942
gptkbp:children gptkb:Lucy_Hawking
gptkb:Timothy_Hawking
gptkb:Robert_Hawking
gptkbp:died March 14, 2018
gptkbp:famous_quote “ Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”
“ The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
“ We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star.”
“ Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.”
“ Look up at the stars and not down at your feet.”
gptkbp:field gptkb:Physics
gptkb:cosmology
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:string_theory
gptkb:general_relativity
quantum gravity
theoretical cosmology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Steven Hawking
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Black_Holes_and_Baby_Universes_and_Other_Essays
gptkb:The_Universe_in_a_Nutshell
gptkb:The_Grand_Design
The Nature of Space and Time
Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:A_Brief_History_of_Time
Hawking radiation
black hole thermodynamics
gptkbp:notable_feature Hawking radiation
information paradox
no boundary proposal
gptkbp:position Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology
gptkbp:research_institutes gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jane_Hawking
gptkb:Elaine_Mason
gptkbp:team gptkb:amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis
gptkbp:website www.hawking.org.uk
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Steven_Weinberg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4