Stephen Hawking
understanding of the universe, why it is as it is
and why it exists at all.
Key events in his life
1977 he was appointed professor of
gravitational physics at Cambridge.
1982 he was awarded a CBE by the Queen.
1989 he made a companion of honour.
1998 he publishes Stephen Hawking's
Universe: The Cosmos Explained, a book about
the basis of our existence and of everything
around us.
November 2001 he releases Universe in a
Nutshell in the UK, a book that unravels the
mysteries of recent breakthroughs in physics.
Jokes
What happens when Stephen Hawking dies? -
The Windows Shutdown sound plays.
Stephen Hawking can finally achieve an
erection now that doctors have disabled his
pop-up blocker.
Story
UK cosmologist Prof Stephen Hawking has
publicly said he backs the notion of assisted
suicide for people with terminal illnesses.
In an interview with the BBC he said: "We don't
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