Hawking's Profile

A Brief Introduction to Stephen Hawking's Life

Professor Stephen Hawking is the most famous physicist in the world today, the founder of the black hole theory and the Big Bang theory, and the author of the famous A Brief History of Time. He is currently the chairman of the Mathematics Center of Cambridge University. This position is Newton's position before his death.

Stephen Hawking (1942-)

Stephen hawking, a British physicist, has spent his whole life studying the space-time and the Big Bang principle of the origin of the universe, which is no longer applicable to the general physical theorem of black holes. His prediction that black holes can emit radiation (now called Hawking radiation) is now an accepted hypothesis. His research work is far less well-known in the scientific community than his best-selling book A Brief History of Time. His best-selling book has sold 25 million copies, giving a lot of introduction to quantum physics and relativity.

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Born in Oxford, England.

1962

After completing the physics degree course at Oxford University, he went to Cambridge University for postgraduate study. British astronomer Fred Hoyle (19 15-), the hero of Hawking's youth, is a professor of astronomy here. Hawking was diagnosed with motor neuron disease.

1965

Be awarded a doctorate. His research shows that the mathematical equation used to explain the collapse of black holes can also explain the expansion of the universe from a point.

1970

Hawking studied the characteristics of black holes. He predicted that the radiation from black holes (now called Hawking radiation) and the surface area of black holes would never decrease.

1974

Elected as a member of the Royal Society. He went on to prove that black holes have temperature, black holes emit thermal radiation, and gasification will lead to mass loss.

1980

Lucas, a professor of mathematics at Cambridge University (isaac newton once held this position).

Choose the wrong door wall

Hawking's great achievements in astrophysics today have a lot to do with his choice of tutor when he first arrived in Cambridge.

At that time, Hawking wanted to learn from Huo Yier, a famous British astrophysicist. Huo Yier's theory about the steady state of the universe was very influential at that time, but Professor Huo Yier's graduate students were full, so Hawking had to transfer to Professor Siam's graduate students.

It is under the leadership of Professor Siama that Hawking began to think and study BIGBANG theory, which is completely opposite to Professor Huo Yier's theory of the steady state of the universe. The steady-state theory of the universe holds that the past, present and future of the universe are basically in the same state, with the same structure and endless time. The Big Bang theory holds that the beginning of the universe and time originated from a huge explosion of the universe, which caused the major galaxies now, and the major galaxies and the whole universe are always in the process of constant change and development.

Professor Hawking later joked that it was a good thing that he didn't go to graduate school with Professor Huo Yier, otherwise he would have to constantly defend the theory of the steady state of the universe.