Stephen Hawking En Star Trek
I told him that stephen was a star trek fan.
Stephen hawking en star trek. Danny spiegel june 22 2015 3 17 am. His scientific works include a collaboration with roger penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical. Today in tv history.
Stephen hawking was an english theoretical physicist cosmologist author and director of research at the centre for theoretical cosmology within the university of cambridge. A brief history executive producer gordon freedman told nimoy that hawking was an avid star trek fan. Stephen hawking was one of three great minds of earth science along with albert einstein and sir isaac newton that data used to create holographic recreations with whiich to play poker and converse for recreation.
The opening scene from the episode. Lieutenant commander data is playing poker with the most famous physics scientists of our recent history stephen. In fact he s the only person to ever play.
The next generation. 330 which gives his middle name as william hawking developed a quantum theory of gravity in which he sought to link the two major themes of physics. While newton and einstein are of course played by actors hawking appears as himself.
At a screening for the 1991 documentary film a brief history of time which was based on the book of the same name by british theoretical physicist stephen hawking hawking was introduced to the audience by veteran trek actor leonard nimoy. Hawking considered one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists of 20th century earth developed a quantum theory of. Stephen hawking on the set of star trek.
Stephen hawking was portrayed by himself the only person in star trek to do so aside from stock footage usage. Memorable scene from star trek tng season 6 episode 26 the descent part 1. According to the star trek encyclopedia 4th ed vol.
Hawking was also a science fiction fan and in 1993 made sci fi history. Stephen hawking plays himself on star trek. It was later arranged for him.
