Stephen Hawking On Star Trek
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Stephen hawking on star trek. I told him that stephen was a star trek fan. Stephen hawking was an english theoretical physicist cosmologist author and director of research at the centre for theoretical cosmology within the university of cambridge. 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.
It was later arranged for him. His scientific works include a collaboration with roger penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical. Hawking was interviewed on 8 april 1993 when he filmed his trek appearance.
While newton and einstein are of course played by actors hawking appears as himself. This interview was part of the tng season 6 dvd special feature mission overview year six descent part 1 featuring stephen hawking. The opening scene from the episode.
In fact he s the only person to ever play. The next generation. Stephen hawking plays himself on star trek.
According to the star trek encyclopedia 4th ed vol. Hawking visited the star trek. Memorable scene from star trek tng season 6 episode 26 the descent part 1.
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. Today in tv history. Deep space nine set during the filming of the house of quark.
Descent part 1 where data plays poker with stephen hawking isaac newton and albert einstein. A brief history executive producer gordon freedman told nimoy that hawking was an avid star trek fan. In an alternate future experienced by jean luc picard data held the same position at cambridge university that hawking and newton had in previous centuries and he had a copy of hawking s book a brief history of time in his library.
Stephen hawking on the set of star trek. Danny spiegel june 22 2015 3 17 am.
