Stephen Hawking has been called the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Albert Einstein . His work concentrates on the puzzling cosmic bodies called black holes and extends to such specialized fields as particle physics , supersymmetry, and...

The theories of British physicist and mathematician Stephen William Hawking (born 1942) placed him in the great tradition of Newton and Einstein. Hawking made fundamental contributions to the science of cosmology--the study of the origins, structure,...

Born on January 8, 1942, three hundred years after the birth of Isaac Newton, Stephen Hawking is continuously attempting to synthesize physics as effectively as Newton explained mechanics. Hawking attended Oxford University, where he became very...

English physicist Stephen Hawking has been called the most insightful theoretical physicist since Albert Einstein. His work concentrates on the puzzling cosmic bodies called black holes and extends to such specialized fields as particle physics,...

1942- English Theoretical Physicist Stephen Hawking is arguably the most famous scientist of the second half of the twentieth century. His work on black holes, his best-selling book A Brief History of Time, and his long struggle with Lou...

Black holes, formed by stars that have collapsed under their own weight, are perhaps the strangest physical objects in the universe. Their gravitational fields are so strong that neither light nor matter can escape. At their center are thought to be...

His key scientific works to date have included providing, with Roger Penrose, theorems regarding singularities in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes should emit radiation, which is today known as Hawking...

Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says he wants to undertake a zero-gravity flight aboard an airplane this year as a precursor to a journey into space, a newspaper reported Monday."This year I'm planning a zero-gravity flight and to go into space in 2009," he was quoted as...

Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says he wants to undertake a zero-gravity flight aboard an airplane this year as a precursor to a journey into space, a newspaper reported Monday."This year I'm planning a zero-gravity flight and to go into space in 2009," he was quoted as...

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking savored weightlessness, flipping in the air after years of being able to make only tiny facial movements. But he hopes it is only the appetizer."Space, here I come," Hawking said Thursday after going on a two-hour jet flight that creates 25-second...

Scientist Stephen Hawking described climate change Wednesday as a greater threat to the planet than terrorism. Hawking made the remarks as other prominent scientists prepared to push the giant hand of its Doomsday Clock _ a symbol of the risk of atomic cataclysm and now...

In the essay below, Harwood provides an overview of Hawking's life and works.

In the following essay, Adler juxtaposes Hawking's brilliant career with his debilitating illness.

In the following essay, Organ considers the humor in Hawking's writing.