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6 days ago · Stephen Hawking's archive, including letters and memorabilia, is now open to the public at Cambridge University. The collection highlights his scientific achievements, his advocacy for...
6 days ago · Stephen Hawking described his computer which speaks ‘a bit like a Dalek’ in a letter to ... and was also involved with researchers and inventors pioneering alternative communication ...
4 days ago · Stephen Hawking, a renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist, made groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of black holes and the universe. His discovery of Hawking radiation revolutionized the study of black holes, and his work on the Big Bang theory provided critical insights into …
3 days ago · The black hole-shrinking radiation he discovered has been dubbed "Hawking radiation" in his honor. As New Scientist shows, that equation is now inscribed on Hawking's tombstone along with the epitaph, "Here lies what was mortal of Stephen Hawking." Hawking died in 2018 at the age of 76. Geniuses aren't always the smartest students in school.
5 days ago · English inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques invented, innovated or discovered, partially or entirely, in England by a person from England. Often, things discovered for the first time are also called inventions and in many cases, there is no clear line between the two.
2 days ago · Published July 24, 2024. According to legend, the British ruler King Arthur wielded a powerful sword called Excalibur in battle — and the weapon may have had magical powers. Public Domain King Arthur’s sword, Excalibur, makes up an important part of his legend. In his 12th-century text History of the Kings of Britain, Geoffrey of Monmouth ...
2 days ago · His work on light was collected in his highly influential book Opticks, published in 1704. He formulated an empirical law of cooling, which was the first heat transfer formulation, [13] made the first theoretical calculation of the speed of sound, and introduced the notion of a Newtonian fluid.
