World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. He died peacefully in his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday, his family said.
Here is a brief fact file about Stephen Hawking:
- Born 8 January 1942 in Oxford, England
- Earned place at Oxford University to read natural science in 1959, before studying for his Ph.D. at Cambridge
- By 1963, was diagnosed with motor neuron disease and given two years to live
- Outlined his theory that black holes emit "Hawking radiation" in 1974
- Published his book A Brief History of Time in 1988, which has sold more than 10 million copies
- His life story was the subject of the 2014 film The Theory of Everything, starring Eddie Redmayne
Prof Hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology as a union of relativity and quantum mechanics.
He was known for his work with black holes and relativity and wrote several popular science books including A Brief History of Time.
His work and legacy will definitely live on for many years. May his soul Rest in Peace.
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