Stephen Hawking Nasa
The following is a statement from acting nasa administrator robert lightfoot on the passing of visionary physicist stephen hawking who died at his home in cambridge england early wednesday morning.
Stephen hawking nasa. By callum hoare published. Stephen hawking ch cbe frs frsa hawking at nasa s starchild learning center 1980s born stephen william hawking 1942 01 08 8 january 1942 oxford england united kingdom died 14 march 2018 2018 03 14 aged 76 cambridge england united kingdom resting place westminster abbey westminster london nationality british education st albans school hertfordshire alma mater university of oxford. Hawking s contributions to physics earned him many exceptional honours.
Today the world lost a giant among men whose impact cannot be overstated. Visionary physicist stephen hawking died at his home in cambridge england early wednesday morning march 14 2018. Cosmologist stephen hawking changed our view of the universe with his remarkable theories and outreach even thought he suffered from als which slowly paralyzed him over the years.
Hawking with his daughter lucy at nasa s 50th anniversary lecture series april 21 2008. Professor stephen hawking was a longtime friend to nasa and a brilliant cosmologist and an inspiration to generations around the world said the us space agency in honor of the acclaimed british. In 1974 the royal society elected him one of its youngest fellows.
Stephen hawking turns space explorer in his second ever episode of favorite places an emmy winning series that sees the famed physicist explore venus the sun and deep space. Stephen hawking declared a supermassive black is a time machine and explained how a space agency like nasa could use the phenomenon to fast forward the clocks. Professor stephen hawking ireceived the world s oldest award for scientific achievement the royal society s prestigious copley medal for his outstanding contribution to theoretical physics and theoretical cosmology on nov.
