Tag: Stephen Hawking
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Obi mourns late renowned physicist; Stephen Hawking, describes him as a great teacher
The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has described the death of Stephen Hawking, as a universal loss, because, in his view, “Hawking was a universal man, the type that was called ”Uomo Universale” by the renaissance, not in terms of his love for the arts, but in terms of the cosmopolitanism of…
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Wheelchair, limitations, fame; Stephen Hawking quotes on everything
Speaking is an interview on Israeli TV in December 2006, Stephen Hawking had this incredible quote to bear: “The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized; it is not enough for me to wear dark sunglasses and a wig; the wheelchair gives me away”. Stephen Hawking,…
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Renowned British physicist, Stephen Hawking dies at 76
Stephen Hawking, perhaps the world’s best known scientist, has died, a spokesperson for his family has confirmed. He was 76. “It is with great sadness we announce the death of Professor Stephen Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA at the age of 76,” the statement reads. “Professor Hawking died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in…
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Why Stephen Hawking’s 1966 Doctoral Thesis crashed Cambridge University Website
Stephen Hawking’s 1966 “Properties of expanding universes” Doctoral Thesis was made freely available for the first time on Cambridge University Website. According to BBC, the thesis was made available on the publications section of university’s website at 12.01am, and more than 60,000 persons have so far accessed Hawking’s work as a 24-year-old postgraduate. Demand for…