Hawking Stephen William Unit 1 （英语人教必修五）.docVIP

Hawking, Stephen William Hawking, Stephen William (1942- ), British theoretical physicist and mathematician whose main field of research has been the nature of space and time, including irregularities in space and time known as singularities. Hawking has also devoted much of his life to making his theories accessible to the public through lectures, books, and films. Hawking was born in Oxford, England, and he showed exceptional talent in mathematics and physics from an early age. He entered Oxford Hawking earned his Ph.D. degree from Trinity College at the University of Cambridge in 1966. H