Son of Frank Hawking and Isobel Hawking was born January 08, 1942 in Oxford, England UK. He is also referred to as Dr. Stephen Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA.
Director of ResearchDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) / Cambridge, England, UK
1979–2009
Lucasian Professor of Mathematics (chair founded in 1663, held by Issac Newton from 1669) Department of Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) / Cambridge, England, UK
1965–1969
Research Fellow, Institute of Astronomy Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, England, UK
Professional memberships
National Academy of SciencesUnited States of AmericaMember
Professional affiliations
The Royal SocietyLondon, England, UKFellow
Centre for Theoretical CosmologyCentre for Applied Mathematics, University of CambridgeFounder & Faculty Member
2013–present
Pontifical Academy of SciencesThe Vatican State
Accomplishments of note
2012
Author children's non-fiction: George and The Big Bang
with Lucy Hawking and illustrations by Garry ParsonsPublisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
2010
Author non-fiction: The Grand Design
with Leonard MlodinowPublisher: Bantam
2009
Author children's non-fiction: George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt
with Lucy Hawking and illustrations by Garry Parsons Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
2008
Author children's non-fiction: George's Secret Key to the UniversePublisher: Random House
2007
Founder: Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, University of CambridgeCambridge, England, UKThe CTC exists to develop theories of the Universe which are both mathematically consistent and observationally testable. http://www.ctc.cam.ac.uk/
2007
Adventurer: Became the first quadriplegic in Zero Gravity State of Florida, USA
with Zero Gravity Corporation Professor Hawking still hopes to make it into space one day
2005
Author, non-fiction: A Briefer History of Time Publisher: Bantam Books
2002
Author, non-fiction: On The Shoulders of Giants. The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy Publisher: Running Press
2001
Author, non-fiction: The Universe in a NutshellPublisher: Bantam Press
1993
Author, non-fiction: Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other EssaysPublisher: Bantam Books
1988
Author non-fiction best seller: A Brief History of Time Publisher: Bantam Press
1970
Discoverer: Showed that Einstein's General Theory of Relativity implied space and time would have a singular beginning Cambridge, England, UK
with Roger Penrose
Professional honors and awards
2009
Presidential Medal of FreedomBarack Obama, 44th President of the United States The USA's highest civilian honor, for pioneering research in theoretical physics and general relativity
2008
Fonseca PrizeUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain"For his exceptional mastery in the popularization of complex concepts in Physics at the very edge of our current understanding of the Universe, combined with the highest scientific excellence, and for becoming a public reference of science worldwide "
2006
Copley AwardThe Royal Society, London, UKThe Royal Society's most prestigeous prize, previous recipients include Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein
1989
Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) Queen Elizabeth II of the United KingdomScience
1982
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
1975
Pius XI MedalThe Pontifical Academy of Sciences in the magisterium of His Holiness Pope Paul VI Astronomy, notably his studies on ‘Black Holes’
Community
Community honors and awards
2012
Invited to officially open the 2012 Paralympic Games and welcome athletes from the whole world to London London 2012 Paralympic Organizing Committee International athletic summer games
2012
Included in "100 Greatest Britons" broadcast special British Broadcasting System broadcast based on selected public polling With Churchill, Darwin, Shakespeare, Newton, Queen Elizabeth I, John Lennon, Nelson, Turing, and Berners-Lee
Education
College
University College OxfordOxford, England, UKBachelor of ArtsNatural Science with an emphasis in Physics 1957–1962First Class Honours degree in Natural Science
Doctoral
University of CambridgeCambridge, England UKPh.D. 1962–1966Research student in General Relativity under Dr D.W. Sciama at DAMTP
Publications
God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History
Publisher: Running Press2005
Information Loss in Black Holes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press2005
The Large, the Small, and the Human Mind
Co-authors: Abner Shimony, Nancy Cartwright, and Roger Penrose
Publisher: Cambridge University Press1997
The Large Scale Structure of Spacetime1973
Singularities in Collapsing Stars and Expanding Universes
Co-authors: Dennis William Sciama
Publisher: Comments on Astrophysics and Space Physics Volume #1 1979
The Nature of Space and Time
Co-authors: Roger Penrose, forword by Michael Atiyah
Publisher: Princeton University Press1996
Native language
English
Honorary Degrees
Professor Hawking has been awarded 12 honorary degrees by various institutions
