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Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
The latest stories on Stephen Hawking, English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, including science and research news.
Born
8 Jan 1942
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A jeepney, or local minibus, driver counts cash to pay at a fuel station in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on March 25. Fuel shortages and increases in the cost of living can push vulnerable communities towards human traffickers. Photo: EPA
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Fame and celebrity

Stephen Hawking’s controversial past and his Jeffrey Epstein link

Stephen Hawking will be remembered for his scientific breakthroughs around black holes and the universe – but he was recently named on the Jeffrey Epstein list with Prince Andrew and dozens more

The late Cambridge physicist Stephen Hawking appeared on Jeffrey Epstein’s list recently, raising eyebrows. Photo: @mvdhav/X
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong experts find mechanism that can help develop ALS treatments

The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Oxford University collaborated for the study on the incurable rare neurodegenerative disorder, with further tests still to come.

Science

Chinese scientists use quantum computing to simulate black hole

Researchers say the experiment is a step towards creating systems with ‘properties analogous to black holes’.

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From our archives

When Stephen Hawking got a rock-star welcome on his first Hong Kong visit

Stephen Hawking arrived to a rock-star welcome and crazy scenes at Hong Kong International Airport on his first visit to the city to give a lecture in 2006.

When Stephen Hawking visited Hong Kong to give a lecture in 2006, he was mobbed at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: SCMP
Science

‘Quantum hair’ may be solution to Stephen Hawking’s black hole paradox

The renowned physicist had suggested that as black holes evaporate, they destroy information about what formed them – which contradicts a fundamental law of physics.

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Fame and celebrity

Reel lives: 11 actors who won Oscars for playing historical figures

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Space

Editorial | Black hole image a revolutionary glimpse

While the Earthrise photograph allowed humanity to stare back at itself and its planetary home, the new black hole image lets us look at the mystery of cosmic creation and destruction

A handout photo provided by the European Southern Observatory shows the first photograph of the black hole at the centre of Messier 87, a massive galaxy in the nearby Virgo galaxy cluster. Photo: AFP

Hawking’s wheelchair and thesis sell for US$1 million

A motorised wheelchair used by the late British physicist Stephen Hawking fetches almost £300,000 at auction.

A wheelchair owned by Professor Stephen Hawking. Photo: EPA

For sale: Hawking’s wheelchair and thesis

Stephen Hawking was a cosmic visionary, a figure of inspiration and a global celebrity. His unique status is reflected in an upcoming auction of some of the late physicist’s possessions.

Stephen Hawking’s final fear revealed: a race of superhumans

Physicist Stephen Hawking’s last book has been published posthumously, including his prediction that unmodified humans would “die out, or become unimportant”.

Time travellers welcome at Stephen Hawking’s memorial service

Website for a giveaway for tickets to the ceremony allows applicants to select dates of birth that are 20 years from now

Professor Stephen Hawking at a press conference in New York in 2016. Photo: AFP
Space

Hawking’s final research is revealed, but good luck understanding it

In this February 25, 2012 photo, Professor Stephen Hawking poses beside a lamp titled “black hole light” by inventor Mark Champkins, presented to him during his visit to the Science Museum in London. Photo: AP

Friends, family and fans turn out for Stephen Hawking’s funeral

Hawking’s final resting place revealed (and no, it’s not space)

His ashes will be buried close to the graves of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.

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Space

Hawking’s final paper could lead to parallel universe discovery

March 4 paper sets out a way of testing whether other universes are real and its mathematical theories could be tested with a deep-space probe
Science

Hawking's Chinese disciple unravels universe, questions China's scientific future

Obituaries

Genius of our time unlocked secrets of the universe

With his revolutionary theories and monumental will to achieve despite adversities, Stephen Hawking shall prove to be an immortal in modern history

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Science

How Stephen Hawking reached cult status in China

British scientist Stephen Hawking visits the Temple of Heaven in Beijing in 2006. Photo: AFP

Stephen Hawking, the man whose brain transcended disability

Stephen Hawking was given only a few years to live when he was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 1964, but defied the medical profession in typically stubborn fashion

ALS: the disease Stephen Hawking defied for decades

Obituaries

Video | Stephen Hawking’s close relationship with China

Stephen Hawking in pop culture: from The Simpsons to Pink Floyd

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The scientist’s fame led to appearances on sitcoms, films about his life and music being written about him

Here are 11 great quotes from Stephen Hawking

His genius and wit won over fans from far beyond the rarefied world of astrophysics, earning comparisons with Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton.

His genius and wit won over fans from far beyond the rarefied world of astrophysics, earning comparisons with Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton
IOC

How could England have won the 2014 World Cup? By listening to Hawking

The brilliant British scientist, who died on Wednesday aged 76, was once on the Oxford rowing team and appeared at the 2012 London Paralympics

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Obituaries

Stephen Hawking, scientist who became cultural icon, dead at 76

Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking, whose mental genius and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across the globe, has died.

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