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Born
Stephen William Hawking was born on January 8, 1942 to Frank and Isobel Hawking in Oxford, England. -
Moving
The Hawkings moved to St Albans in Hertfordshire. -
St Albans School
Attends St Albans in North London, where he develops a passion for mathematics, but his father wants him to study medicine. -
Computer
At the age of 16, Stephen and his friends, constructed a computer out of recycled parts for solving rudimentary mathematical equations. -
University
Attends the University of Oxford in England. His passion was math but his degree was in Natural Sciences because that was what he was awarded a scholarship in. -
Graduation
Stephen graduated with honors, and went on to attend the University of Cambridge for a Ph.D in cosmology. -
Graduate School
Stephen Hawking attended Trinity Hall in Cambridge, England. -
ALS
While he was studying cosmology at the University of Cambridge, he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a rare disease. He was losing control of his muscles little by little. -
Married
Married Jane Wilde. -
Adams Prize
He was awarded the Adams Prize. -
Ph.D.
Stephen Hawking earns his Ph.D. from Gonville and Caius College in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, specializing in general relativity and cosmology. -
Robert Hawking
Birth of Stephen and Jane's first child. -
Lucy Hawking
Birth of Stephen and Jane's second child. -
California Institute of Technology
Appointed to a year-long position at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California -
Black Holes
Hawking's research turned him into a celebrity within the scientific world when showed that black holes aren't the information vacuums. Hawking demonstrated that matter, in the form of radiation, can escape the gravitational force of a collapsed star. Hawking Radiation was born. -
Eddington Medal and Pius XI Gold Medal
Awarded the Eddington Medal and Pius XI Medal -
Dannie Heineman Prize in Mathematics
Awarded the Dannie Heineman Prize in Mathematics -
Maxwell Prize
Awarded the Maxwell prize. -
Hughes Medal
Awarded the Hughes Medal -
Timothy Hawking
The birth of Stephen and Jane's 3rd child. -
Lucasian Chair of Mathematics Award
Stephen won the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics of the University of Cambridge. -
Black Hole Theroy
Stephen Hawking announced his contraversial Black Hole Theroy which led to much debate. -
Hartle-Hawkings Published
This was the theory that the Universe was infinite. -
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society -
Paul Dirac Medal
Awarded the Paul Dirac Medal. -
A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time; From the Big Bang to Black Holes is published. -
Wolf Prize
Awarded the Wolf Prize -
Cover of Newsweek Magazine "Master of the Universe"
He is dubbed the "Master of the Universe" on the cover of Newsweek Magazine -
Speech Generating Device
He begins using a speech generating device developed by Intel. -
Order of the Companions of Honor
Awarded the Order of the Companions of Honor. -
Declined Knighthood
Declined Knighthood from the Queen of England. -
Film Version of A Brief History of Time
A film version of A Brief History of Time is produced by Steven Spielberg. -
Black Holes and Baby Universes
Black Holes and Baby Universes published -
The Nature of Space and Time
The Nature of Space and Time is published. -
Stephen Hawking Universe
A six-part television mini-series airs. -
The Universe in a Nutshell
The Universe in a Nutshell is published. -
Copley Medal
Awarded the Copley Medal by the Royal Society. -
George's Secret Key to the Universe
Stephen and Lucy Hawking publish children's book George's Secret Key to the Universe. -
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama. This is United States's highest civil honour. -
The Theory of Everything Film
Hollywood Film of the Theory of Everything is released. This film wins several Academy Awards. -
Breakthrough Initiatives
Helps launch Breakthrough Initiatives, an effort to search for extra terrestial beings. -
Genius
The book Genius is published.
