Stephen Hawking
Coverage of Stephen Hawking in the Nexus archive.
- Can you make a black hole in a lab? Here’s what a MSU scholar says
The article discusses the theoretical possibility of creating a black hole in a lab and references Stephen Hawking’s theory that such a black hole would evaporate quickly. It highlights Stephen Dikerby, a postdoctoral scholar at Michigan State University, who studies the x-ray and gamma-ray universe.
- Bus driver's son who rose to save his local football club and was friends with Stephen Hawking becomes tech billionaire
A bus driver's son who saved his local football club and was friends with Stephen Hawking became a tech billionaire.
- Car crash victim wins £17,000 after civil service colleague span round in her new special office chair laughing that it made her 'feel like Stephen Hawking'
A car crash victim received £17,000 compensation after their civil service colleague spun around in a new special office chair, which made the colleague feel like Stephen Hawking.
- Stephen Hawking's father feared for his 'lazy' son who 'hung around the house', diary reveals
A diary entry reveals that Stephen Hawking's father expressed concern over his son's perceived laziness, noting he 'hung around the house'. The revelation highlights a historical perspective on Hawking's early life.
- Science legend Stephen Hawking’s dad worried he was a slug who lounged around too much
An upcoming biography of Stephen Hawking by Graham Farmelo reveals that Hawking's father, Frank, expressed concern in a 1961 diary entry about his son's lack of academic diligence and tendency to lounge around the house.
- Stephen Hawking’s father worried his son ‘does not study much’, diaries reveal
Stephen Hawking's father, Frank Hawking, expressed concern in his diaries about his son's lack of initiative and study habits during his student years. Despite this, Stephen became a renowned physicist and author of the bestselling book A Brief History of Time. The diaries, partly in code, were discovered in a new biography.