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The eldest was a girl with down syndrome, who lived separately with a caregiver until she died at the. Stephen hawking is the director of research at the department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics at cambridge and a 2012 fundamental physics prize laureate for his work on quantum gravity. He is best known for his attempts to explain in clear terms the origins of the universe and some of the most complicated aspects of the cosmos and physics. Stephen also published many scientific papers and lecture notes.
Stephen hawkings universe the story of everything 2010. Mar 14, 2018 british theoretical physicist stephen hawking has passed away at the age of 76. He held the position of lucasian professor of mathematics at the university of cambridge for thirty years and is the author of a brief history of time which was an international bestseller. Oct 31, 2007 stephen hawking is arguably the most famous physicist since albert einstein.
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