Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author

Born: 8 January 1942, Oxford
Died: 14 March 2018, aged 76

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Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical astrophysicist, 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.

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