How old is Stephan Hawking?

Stephen Hawking was one of the most influential scientists of the modern era and a leading figure in cosmology and theoretical physics. Born in 1942 in Oxford, England, he studied mathematics at University College, Oxford, earning his bachelor’s degree in 1962, before completing his Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge in 1966 with research focused on cosmology and the origins of the universe.

Hawking’s work addressed some of the most complex problems in science, including general relativity, black holes, and the nature of space-time. In collaboration with Roger Penrose, he developed key theories on gravitational singularities and the prediction of black hole radiation, later known as Hawking radiation. In 1974, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, and in 1979 he became the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, a position once held by Isaac Newton.

Over the course of his career, Hawking received many prestigious honors, including the Wolf Prize in Physics, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009, and the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics in 2012. He also became internationally famous as the author of bestselling popular science books such as A Brief History of Time and Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays. Diagnosed with motor neuron disease in his early twenties, Stephan Hawking continued his work for decades despite severe physical limitations. He died in 2018 at the age of 76, leaving behind an enduring scientific legacy.

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