It was in Oxford, England where Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942.
Hawking was born on exactly the same day as the 300th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's death (8 January 1642).
Hawking published in 1988 A Brief History of Time, a bestseller in which he explained in clear language his cosmological theories.
Hawking's research shows that black holes lose mass over time, and eventually evaporate completely.
Stephen Hawking has suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis since the early 1960s. Although the scientist can no longer speak and barely moves, his brilliant mind remains intact.
Hawking's current goal is unified field theory, which if successful, could finally combine quantum mechanics with relativity.
After Einstein, Stephen Hawking has been the most famous scientist of our era.
Hawking was the only person who played herself in the Star Trek television series.
On 14 March 2018, at the age of 76, he died at his home in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Stephen Hawking died at his home in Cambridge, England, on 14 March 2018, at the age of 76
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