2. REPORT BY: SCOTT CLINKSCALES Stephen Hawking: From Birth to Black Holes

3. BIRTH BIRTHPLACE GENDER ETHNICITY FIELDS OF STUDY Specifics You Need to Know About Stephen Hawking

4. Birth & Birthplace Birth: 8 January 1942 Birthplace: Oxford, England Map of Oxford, England

5. Gender & Ethnicity Gender: Male Ethnicity: White Stephen Hawking

6. Fields of Study Mathematics Physics

7. PARENTS SIBLINGS WIVES KIDS Stephen Hawking’s Family

8. Father Frank Hawking (physician)

9. Mother Isobel (political activist) Isobel (political activist)

10. Sister Mary Mary

11. Sister Philippa Philippa

12. Brother Edward Edward

13. 1 st Wife Jane Wilde Jane Wilde Married 1965 Divorced 1991 SOMEBODY’S MAD!

14. Son Robert Robert Born 1967

15. Daughter Lucy Lucy Born 1970

16. Son Timothy Timothy Born 1979

17. 2 nd Wife Elaine Mason Elaine Mason Married 1995 Separated 2006

18. JOB SPECIALIZES IN… 1ST MAJOR CONTRIBUTION BEST KNOWN AS… BEST AWARD/RECOGNITION Accomplishments

19. Job His job was the physics professor for Cambridge University. His job was the physics professor for Cambridge University.

20. Specializes In… Stephen specializes in the study of black holes. Stephen specializes in the study of black holes.

21. 1 st Major Contribution Stephen Hawking’s 1 st major contribution to science was his idea of singularity. A singularity is a point in space rather than an object with specific dimensions. Stephen Hawking’s 1 st major contribution to science was his idea of singularity. A singularity is a point in space rather than an object with specific dimensions. An example of a singularity

22. Best Known as… Stephen Hawking is best known as the author of “A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes.” His book became a best-seller in 1988. Stephen Hawking is best known as the author of “A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes.” His book became a best-seller in 1988.

23. Best Award/Recognition Hawking was awarded the CBE by the Queen in 1963. CBE is an abbreviation for Commander of the British Empire. Hawking was awarded the CBE by the Queen in 1963. CBE is an abbreviation for Commander of the British Empire.

24. GUEST APPEARANCES DISEASE Other Facts About Stephen Hawking

25. Guest Appearances Stephen Hawking made a guest appearance on “The Simpsons” & “Star Trek.” A popular line from his guest appearance on “The Simpsons” is, “Your theory of a doughnut- shaped universe is interesting…I may have to steal it.” “The Simpsons” & “Star Trek”

26. Disease Stephen Hawking is diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in the year 1963. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a rare progressive disease that effects movement & speech.

27. Timeline

28. Jan 8 1942 Born in Oxford, England 1953- 1958 Attends St. Albans school in North London, where he develops a passion for mathematics. His father wants him to study medicine. 1959- 1962 Specializes in physics @ University College Oxford. Graduates with a 1 st class degree in natural sciences.

29. 1963 Begins research in cosmology & general relativity @ the University of Cambridge. He is diagnosed with an “incurable disease” @ the age of 21, which is later found to be Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease), a rare progressive disease that effects movement & speech. He continues with his research. 1966 Completes his doctorate & is awarded a fellowship @ Conville & Caius College, Cambridge. He works on singularities in the theory of general relativity & applies his ideas to the study of black holes. Collaborates with mathematician Roger Penrose, who was working @ Birkbeck College in London. 1970 Discovers 2 remarkable properties: by using quantum theory & general relativity he is able to show that black holes can emit radiation.

30. 1973 Joins the department of applied mathematics & theoretical physics @ Cambridge. In the game year he discovers, to his disbelief, that black holes could leak energy & particles into space, & 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 @ Cambridge.

31. 1979 Appointed Lucasian professor of mathematics @ Cambridge (a chair held by Sir Isaac Newton in 1663). Elected as a fellow of the Royal Society. 1982 Awarded a CBE by the Queen. 1983 Publishes ‘Black Holes & Baby Universes & Other Essays,’ a collection of scientific articles exploring ways in which the universe may be governed.

32. 1988 Publishes ‘A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes,’ a classic introduction to today’s most important scientific ideas about the cosmos. Recorded in the 1988 Guinness Book of World Records as an all-time best seller. 1989 Made a companion of honor. A companions of honor is a British and Commonwealth Order. 1998 Publishes ‘Stephen Hawking's Universe: The Cosmos Explained,’ a book about the basis of our existence & everything around us.

33. Nov. 2001 Releases ‘Universe in a Nutshell’ in UK, a book that unravels the mysteries of recent breakthroughs in physics. Sep. 2002 Releases ‘On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics & Astronomy,’ an exploration of some of the greatest visionaries in the history of science including Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, & Einstein. Publishes ‘The Theory of Everything: The Origin & Fate of the Universe,’ a book that presents the most complex theories of physics past & present. July 2004 Hawking announces that he has solved the Black Hole paradox, which has been troubling scientists for years. He presents his most recent findings @ the international conference on general relativity & gravitation in Dublin.

34. ‘ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS,’ ETC. Pictures of Some of Dr. Hawking’s Books

35. “Black Holes & Baby Universes & Other Essays”

36. “A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes”

37. “Stephen Hawking’s Universe: The Cosmos Explained”

38. “Universe in a Nutshell”

39. “On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics & Astronomy”

40. “The Theory of Everything: The Origin & Fate of the Universe”

41. RIGHT NOW, DR. HAWKING KNOWS MANY SPECIFICS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE & IS STILL LEARNING MORE. Conclusion

42. Will the world be sucked into a black hole?