Stephen hawking inventions

In 1974, Hawking proposed that black holes eventually evaporate by losing what's now known as Hawking radiation— a gradual draining of energy in the form of light particles that spring up around black holes' immensely powerful gravitational fields. Now, a new update to the theory has suggested that Hawking radiation isn't just created by stealing energy from black holes, but from all objects with enough mass. If the theory is true, it means that everything in the universe will eventually disappear, its energy slowly bled from it in the form of light. Related: Lab-grown black hole may prove Stephen Hawking's most challenging theory right "That means that objects without an event horizon [the gravitational point of no return beyond which nothing, not even light, can escape a black hole], such as the remnants of dead stars and other large objects in the universe, also have this sort of radiation," lead author Heino Falcke, a professor of astrophysics at Radboud University in the Netherlands, said in a statement. "And, after a very long period, that would lead to everything in According to quantum field theory, there is no such thing as an empty vacuum. In a landmark paper published in 1974, Hawking famously predicted that the extreme gravitational force felt at the mouths of black holes — their Because of the uncertainty and weirdness of quantum mechanics, Hawking said this warping creates uneven pockets of differently moving time and subsequent spikes of energy across the fi...

1953 to 1958 Attends St Albans school in North London, where he develops a passion for mathematics. His father wants him to study medicine. 1959 to 1962 Specialises in physics at University College Oxford. Graduates with a first class degree in natural sciences. 1963 Begins research in cosmology and general relativity at the University of Cambridge. He is diagnosed with an "incurable disease" at the age of 21, which is later found to be Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a rare progressive disease that effects movement and speech. He continues with his research. 1966 Completes his doctorate and is awarded a fellowship at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He works on singularities in the theory of general relativity and applies his ideas to the study of black holes. Collaborates with mathematician Roger Penrose, who was working at Birkbeck College in London. 1970 Discovers a remarkable property: by using quantum theory and general relativity he is able to show that black holes can emit radiation. 1973 Joins the department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics at Cambridge. In the same year he discovers, to his disbelief, that black holes could leak energy and particles into space, and even explode in a fountain of high-energy sparks. 1974 His breakthrough discovery is published in the journal Nature, in a paper entitled Black hole Explosion? 1977 Appointed professor of gravitational physics at Cambridge. 1979 Appointed Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridg...

Renowned physicist His 1988 book, A Brief History of Time, set a Guinness World Record by staying on the Sunday Times best-seller list for four and a half years. Still, the book’s discussion of concepts like time, space, black holes, and the Big Bang proved to be a bit complex for non-scientists, and Hawking liked to joke that it was A Briefer History of Time. Hawking was so well-known that during his lifetime, he appeared on TV shows like Star Trek, The Simpsons, The Big Bang Theory, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. In addition, actor Eddie Redmayne won an Oscar for his portrayal of Hawking in The Theory of Everything. But despite his popularity, there’s still a lot you might not know about him. 1. Doctors told him he wouldn’t live past his early 20s Cosmologist Stephen Hawking on October 10, 1979 in Princeton, New Jersey. (Credit: Santi Visalli/Getty Images) Hawking was diagnosed with So when doctors diagnosed Hawking with ALS at the extremely young age of 21, the predicted he would only live a couple of years. Instead, he lived for 55 more years. “The human race,” he said, “is so puny compared to the universe that being disabled is not of much cosmic significance.” 2. He was a wild wheelchair driver Hawking began using crutches after his diagnosis in the ‘60s, and resisted transitioning to a wheelchair. But once he started, he was reportedly a pretty wild driver. “There’s an apocryphal story out there—I don’t know if it’s true—that he actually ran over Prince Cha...

1953 to 1958 Attends St Albans school in North London, where he develops a passion for mathematics. His father wants him to study medicine. 1959 to 1962 Specialises in physics at University College Oxford. Graduates with a first class degree in natural sciences. 1963 Begins research in cosmology and general relativity at the University of Cambridge. He is diagnosed with an "incurable disease" at the age of 21, which is later found to be Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a rare progressive disease that effects movement and speech. He continues with his research. 1966 Completes his doctorate and is awarded a fellowship at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He works on singularities in the theory of general relativity and applies his ideas to the study of black holes. Collaborates with mathematician Roger Penrose, who was working at Birkbeck College in London. 1970 Discovers a remarkable property: by using quantum theory and general relativity he is able to show that black holes can emit radiation. 1973 Joins the department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics at Cambridge. In the same year he discovers, to his disbelief, that black holes could leak energy and particles into space, and even explode in a fountain of high-energy sparks. 1974 His breakthrough discovery is published in the journal Nature, in a paper entitled Black hole Explosion? 1977 Appointed professor of gravitational physics at Cambridge. 1979 Appointed Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridg...

In 1974, Hawking proposed that black holes eventually evaporate by losing what's now known as Hawking radiation— a gradual draining of energy in the form of light particles that spring up around black holes' immensely powerful gravitational fields. Now, a new update to the theory has suggested that Hawking radiation isn't just created by stealing energy from black holes, but from all objects with enough mass. If the theory is true, it means that everything in the universe will eventually disappear, its energy slowly bled from it in the form of light. Related: Lab-grown black hole may prove Stephen Hawking's most challenging theory right "That means that objects without an event horizon [the gravitational point of no return beyond which nothing, not even light, can escape a black hole], such as the remnants of dead stars and other large objects in the universe, also have this sort of radiation," lead author Heino Falcke, a professor of astrophysics at Radboud University in the Netherlands, said in a statement. "And, after a very long period, that would lead to everything in According to quantum field theory, there is no such thing as an empty vacuum. In a landmark paper published in 1974, Hawking famously predicted that the extreme gravitational force felt at the mouths of black holes — their Because of the uncertainty and weirdness of quantum mechanics, Hawking said this warping creates uneven pockets of differently moving time and subsequent spikes of energy across the fi...

Renowned physicist His 1988 book, A Brief History of Time, set a Guinness World Record by staying on the Sunday Times best-seller list for four and a half years. Still, the book’s discussion of concepts like time, space, black holes, and the Big Bang proved to be a bit complex for non-scientists, and Hawking liked to joke that it was A Briefer History of Time. Hawking was so well-known that during his lifetime, he appeared on TV shows like Star Trek, The Simpsons, The Big Bang Theory, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. In addition, actor Eddie Redmayne won an Oscar for his portrayal of Hawking in The Theory of Everything. But despite his popularity, there’s still a lot you might not know about him. 1. Doctors told him he wouldn’t live past his early 20s Cosmologist Stephen Hawking on October 10, 1979 in Princeton, New Jersey. (Credit: Santi Visalli/Getty Images) Hawking was diagnosed with So when doctors diagnosed Hawking with ALS at the extremely young age of 21, the predicted he would only live a couple of years. Instead, he lived for 55 more years. “The human race,” he said, “is so puny compared to the universe that being disabled is not of much cosmic significance.” 2. He was a wild wheelchair driver Hawking began using crutches after his diagnosis in the ‘60s, and resisted transitioning to a wheelchair. But once he started, he was reportedly a pretty wild driver. “There’s an apocryphal story out there—I don’t know if it’s true—that he actually ran over Prince Cha...