#ScienceSunday will feature, this Sunday, famous scientists who were born during the month of January. Stephen W. Hawking Born 8 Jan 1942. English theoretical physicist who is one of the worlds leaders in his field. His principal areas of research are theoretical cosmology and quantum gravity. Hawking is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University (formerly held by Sir Isaac Newton). Afflicted with Lou Gehrigs disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALS), Hawking is confined to a wheelchair and is unable to speak without the aid of a computer voice synthesizer. However, despite his challenges, he has utilized his intelligence, knowledge and abilities to make remarkable contributions to the field of cosmology (the study of the universe as a whole). Hawking wrote the book A Brief History of Time. https://m.youtube/watch?v=LUayjO_KgsQ
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 05:26:10 +0000
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