Stephen Hawking and the Theorems that Prove Einstein Correct

Stephen Hawking is a cosmologist, physicist and writer. He was a Lucasian Professor of Mathematics for the most part of his career at the University of Cambridge. He wrote the bestselling “A Brief History of Time” where he discussed his theories about cosmology and quantum physics.

Hawking was born in Oxford, England on January 8, 1942 at a time when London was attacked by the German Luftwaffe during the World War II. When Hawking was 8 years old, the family moved to Hertfordshire.

Mathematics was Hawking’s favorite subject. However, physics was forced upon him when he was studying at University College at Oxford where mathematics was not a focus. He showed a high degree of cleverness and intellect. He was his class’ top student.

After graduation from Oxford University, Hawking pursued his desire to study cosmology and astronomy at the Trinity Hall in Cambridge. He earned his Ph.D. at Cambridge in 1965 at Cambridge. He was a Research Fellow and became a Professor Fellow later on at Gonville and Caius College.

Hawking has received numerous awards and recognitions. He became a member of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He was elected in 1974 as a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1982, Hawking was given the rank of Commander of the Order of the British Empire. In 1989, he was given the position of Companion of Honour and was awarded the Wolf Prize in Physics in 1988.

Most of Hawking’s time and energy were invested in his study of the theory of relativity coined by Albert Einstein. He was successful in proving some of the theorems. He was able to prove his first theorem in 1970 and his calculations helped explain several things about the universe.

Hawking put together all his ideas in his book “A Brief History of Time” published in 1988. Another bestseller entitled “The Universe in a Nutshell” followed in 2001 and “A Briefer History of Time” in 2005.