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    Stephen Hawking was one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history, revolutionizing work on the origins and structure of the universe from the Big Bang to black holes. While a graduate student, Hawking was diagnosed with ALS but continued his successful career, becoming Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge. Hawking made major contributions including discovering that black holes can leak energy and radiation, helping explain their eventual disappearance.

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    Stephen Hawking was one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history, revolutionizing work on the origins and structure of the universe from the Big Bang to black holes. While a graduate student, Hawking was diagnosed with ALS but continued his successful career, becoming Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge. Hawking made major contributions including discovering that black holes can leak energy and radiation, helping explain their eventual disappearance.

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    Stephen Hawking was one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history, revolutionizing work on the origins and structure of the universe from the Big Bang to black holes. While a graduate student, Hawking was diagnosed with ALS but continued his successful career, becoming Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge. Hawking made major contributions including discovering that black holes can leak energy and radiation, helping explain their eventual disappearance.

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    Stephen Hawking

    Stephen Hawking was regarded as one of the most brilliant


    theoretical physicists in history. His work on the origins and
    structure of the universe, from the Big Bang to black holes,
    revolutionized the field, while his best-selling books have
    appealed to readers who may not have Hawking's scientific
    background.

    While in graduate school, at age 21, Dr. Hawking was


    diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS),
    commonly referred to in the U.S. as Lou Gehrig’s disease. As
    ALS progresses, the degeneration of motor neurons in the
    brain interferes with messages to muscles in the body.
    Eventually, muscles atrophy and voluntary control of muscles
    is lost.

    Hawking continued at Cambridge after his graduation, serving


    as a research fellow and later as a professional fellow. In
    1974, he was inducted into the Royal Society, a worldwide fellowship of scientists. In 1979, he was
    appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, the most famous academic chair in the
    world.

    Hawking was a popular writer. His first book, "A Brief History of Time" was first published in 1988 and
    became an international bestseller. In it, Hawking aimed to communicate questions about the birth and
    death of the universe to the layperson.

    Hawking Radiation is one of the discoveries we most associate with Stephen Hawking. It’s a concept that
    popped up relatively early in his career, and scientists have continued to study it all these years later.

    Understanding the ins and outs of Hawking Radiation requires some real expertise in physics, and the
    video above does a reasonable job of trying to explain it, but the high-level overview is easy to grasp.
    Instead of understanding all black holes as simple gravitational gluttons that can only ever grow in mass,
    Hawking Radiation explains how black holes can actually leak energy to the point of disappearance.

    Hawking isn’t the only researcher credited with helping us move toward a more complete understanding
    of black hole radiation, but his work on the topic was a substantial achievement.

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