Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist and a best-selling author.
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Hawking’s books include A Brief History of Time, published in 1988. The unabridged audiobook of A Brief History of Time is narrated by John Sackville. It is a masterful examination of the universe, ‘from big bang to black holes’.

Other popular books by Hawking include Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays (1993), The Universe in a Nutshell (2001), and My Brief History (2013). Hawking has also co-authored a number of books including A Briefer History of Time (2005) and The Grand Design (2010).

Hawking also co-authored with his daughter Lucy, a series of Children’s books including George’s Secret Key to the Universe (2007), George and the Big Bang (2011), and George and the Unbreakable Code (2014).

Hawking studied physics at University College, Oxford, and earned a first class honours degree in Natural Science. Hawking then went to Cambridge where he studied Cosmology and earned his PhD. Hawking spent the bulk of his academic career in the prestigious role of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, a position he held from 1979 through until 2009.

Notable awards Hawking has received include the Albert Einstein Award, the Royal Society’s Copley Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Hawking had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Hawking was diagnosed around the time of his 21st birthday. The disease left Hawking nearly completely paralyzed – he was wheelchair bound, received round-the-clock care, and used a computerized voice system to communicate.

Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942 in Oxford. He died on March 14, 2018 in Cambridge. He was 76.