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Stephen Hawking

The recluse who confronted the mystery of the universe

This is a very human telling of the ways that we've figured out at least some of the mysteries of our universe since the mid-20th century

The recluse who confronted the mystery of the universe
Updated On : 19 Jun 2022 | 10:53 PM IST

Stephen Hawking's archive, office acquired for London's Science Museum

London's Science Museum and the Cambridge University library said they have acquired a large collection of items belonging to late physicist Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking's archive, office acquired for London's Science Museum
Updated On : 27 May 2021 | 9:33 AM IST

Stephen Hawking's unusual celebrity

Mr Seife has performed an important service by documenting Stephen Hawking's life as it actually happened.

Stephen Hawking's unusual celebrity
Updated On : 26 Apr 2021 | 12:35 AM IST

Is it possible for a computer to devise a 'Theory of Everything'?

Theory of Everything is still not in sight, but with computers taking over many of the chores in life, it is not so crazy to imagine them taking over from the Hawkings and the Einsteins of the world

Is it possible for a computer to devise a 'Theory of Everything'?
Updated On : 23 Nov 2020 | 10:13 PM IST

Stephen Hawking urges moon landing by 2020

I am convinced that humans need to leave Earth, said he

Stephen Hawking urges moon landing by 2020
Updated On : 01 Jul 2019 | 2:44 PM IST

Stephen Hawking's iconic wheelchair, thesis on origins of universe for sale

The sale includes a script from one of Hawking's 'Simpson's' appearances, a copy of his best-seller 'A Brief History of Time' signed with a thumbprint and a personalized bomber jacket

Stephen Hawking's iconic wheelchair, thesis on origins of universe for sale
Updated On : 22 Oct 2018 | 1:21 PM IST

Stephen Hawking's memorial service invites 'time travellers'

Those wishing to apply have to fill in a form and state their date of birth, which can be any day up to the end of 2038

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Updated On : 12 May 2018 | 10:36 PM IST

Stephen Hawking's memorial service invites 'time travellers'

Those wishing to apply have to fill in a form and state their date of birth, which can be any day up to the end of 2038

Stephen Hawking's memorial service invites 'time travellers'
Updated On : 12 May 2018 | 10:36 PM IST

Letter to BS: Stephen Hawking, you will be missed

Religion and imagination does not negate the scientific principles and discoveries that make worldly life to go on

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Updated On : 16 Apr 2018 | 1:02 AM IST

Stephen Hawking, you will be missed

What the scientist meant to a product of the Indian education system

Stephen Hawking, you will be missed
Updated On : 11 Apr 2018 | 5:58 AM IST

Stephen Hawking's tailor-made hi-tech wheelchair and voice to live on

Computer engineers had spent four years rebuilding the 33-year-old synthesiser that created Hawking's robotic tones after it was in danger of failing

Stephen Hawking's tailor-made hi-tech wheelchair and voice to live on
Updated On : 01 Apr 2018 | 7:51 PM IST

Stephen Hawking's funeral at Cambridge church today; thousands expected

The ashes of the renowned physicist will be interred in Westminster Abbey here near the graves of ground-breaking scientists Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin

Stephen Hawking's funeral at Cambridge church today; thousands expected
Updated On : 31 Mar 2018 | 9:37 AM IST

Stephen Hawking's ashes to rest near Newton and Darwin's graves

His ashes will then be 'interred' near the grave of Newton, another famous British scientist, during a thanksgiving service later this year

Stephen Hawking's ashes to rest near Newton and Darwin's graves
Updated On : 21 Mar 2018 | 6:43 AM IST

Stephen Hawking said Vedic theory superior to Einstein's e=mc^2: Minister

Vardhan, who is an ENT (Ear Nose Throat) specialist by qualification, told reporters that could get back to him in Delhi if they failed in their research

Stephen Hawking said Vedic theory superior to Einstein's e=mc^2: Minister
Updated On : 17 Mar 2018 | 10:59 AM IST

Hawking said relativity theory in Vedas superior to Einstein's: Science Min

Asked to disclose the source to buttress his claim, Vardhan told reporters to find the source themselves

Hawking said relativity theory in Vedas superior to Einstein's: Science Min
Updated On : 16 Mar 2018 | 5:52 PM IST

Indian scientist who played Table Tennis with Stephen Hawking remembers him

Reminiscing his Cambridge days, Narlikar said during a summer vacation at Royal Greenwich Observatory, they had arranged a table tennis tournament

Indian scientist who played Table Tennis with Stephen Hawking remembers him
Updated On : 15 Mar 2018 | 8:41 AM IST

Stephen Hawking dies at 76: A Brief History of (his) Time, his predictions

The physicist and author of A Brief History of Time passes away at 76, said his family members in a statement

Stephen Hawking dies at 76: A Brief History of (his) Time, his predictions
Updated On : 15 Mar 2018 | 7:46 AM IST

Stephen Hawking, the physicist who reshaped cosmology, dies at 76

Hawking suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and was confined to an electric wheelchair for much of his adult life

Stephen Hawking, the physicist who reshaped cosmology, dies at 76
Updated On : 14 Mar 2018 | 11:50 PM IST

Stephen Hawking: The modern-day Galileo with a never-say-die spirit

By the time he passed away on Wednesday, the 76-year-old had radically altered the way physicists viewed the universe, apart from inspiring generations of disabled people

Stephen Hawking: The modern-day Galileo with a never-say-die spirit
Updated On : 14 Mar 2018 | 11:49 PM IST

Scientist Stephen Hawking dies at 76: Why he never won the Nobel Prize

He was regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Albert Einstein

Scientist Stephen Hawking dies at 76: Why he never won the Nobel Prize
Updated On : 14 Mar 2018 | 5:18 PM IST