When it comes to Master Hawking, what comes to mind first?
Born in Oxford, England, Hawking is a famous physicist at Cambridge University, England, and one of the greatest physicists in modern society. However, at the age of 21, he changed into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lugar’s disease), which was often mentioned on the Internet before.
After Hawking’s illness, his whole body gradually became paralyzed, unable to speak, and only three mobile phones could move in his hands.
But during this period, Hawking proved the singularity theorem of general relativity and the black hole area theorem, and put forward the black hole evaporation theory and the borderless Hawking universe model.
In unifying the two basic theories of physics in the 20th century — — Einstein’s theory of relativity and Planck’s quantum mechanics have taken an important step.
With his achievements, Hawking was elected as the youngest member of the Royal Society.
During his research, he has published 16 books, among which A Brief History of Time is the most widely known, which is a popular science reading about the mysteries of the universe, and The Wall Street Journal commented it as an authoritative summary of contemporary physicists’ theories on the composition and evolution of the universe.
Regrettably, just today, this great physicist has left us forever, but his achievements and inspirational dribs and drabs will profoundly affect us.
Hawking once commented on himself: "There are still many things to do. If people have no dreams, they will die." I hope this sentence can also inspire us here.
[Hawking memorabilia]
In 1959, he entered Oxford University to study natural science.
In 1963, at the age of 21, he was unfortunately diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, that is, motor neuron disease.
In 1965, he obtained a doctorate and stayed at Cambridge University for research.
In 1973, it was discovered that a black hole would emit radiation like a celestial body, and the temperature of the radiation was inversely proportional to the mass of the black hole, so that the black hole would gradually become smaller due to radiation, but the temperature would get higher and higher, and finally it would end in an explosion.
In 1978, he won the highest prize in the world of physics — Einstein medal.
In 1980, the boundlessness condition that can solve the problem of the first promotion of the universe was put forward.
In 1985, I came to China for the first time and visited the University of Science and Technology of China and Beijing Normal University.
In 1988, Hawking’s popular science book "A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to the Black Hole" was released. Because of its extremely difficult contents, it was dubbed as an "unreadable bestseller" in the West.
In 2001, The Universe in the Shell was published. This book is a companion to A Brief History of Time, which tells the origin of the universe with relatively simplified techniques and a large number of illustrations.
In 2002, he came to China for the second time and gave a popular science report entitled "BraneNew World" in Beijing and Hangzhou, explaining his "M Theory" on celestial evolution to the public.
In 2009, he won the Medal of Freedom — — The award was presented by Obama himself.
In 2012, the hit American TV series "The Big Bang Theory", episode 21, season 5, featured stephen hawking as a guest star.