Stephen Hawking, Cosmologist and Pop Icon, Dies at 76
Stephen Hawking, the renowned cosmologist and astrophysicist known for his work on black holes and quantum cosmology, died at his home in Cambridge at age 76. Despite being diagnosed with ALS at 21, he continued his research, becoming a global scientific icon and a pop culture figure. His children announced his death, stating his work will live on. Hawking authored 'A Brief History of Time' and held the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at Cambridge for 30 years. He appeared in 'The Simpsons', 'Futurama', 'The Big Bang Theory', and 'Star Trek', and voiced tracks for Pink Floyd. Artists Jake and Dinos Chapman created a sculpture 'Ubermensch' in 1995, and David Hockney painted his portrait twice, in 1978 and 2012 for his 70th birthday exhibition at the Science Museum in London.
Key facts
- Stephen Hawking died at age 76 at his home in Cambridge.
- He was diagnosed with ALS at age 21.
- He authored 'A Brief History of Time'.
- He held the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at Cambridge from 1979 to 2009.
- He appeared in 'The Simpsons', 'Futurama', 'The Big Bang Theory', and 'Star Trek'.
- He voiced tracks on Pink Floyd's 'The Division Bell' (1994).
- Jake and Dinos Chapman created a sculpture 'Ubermensch' in 1995.
- David Hockney painted Hawking in 1978 and 2012.
Entities
Artists
- Stephen Hawking
- Jake Chapman
- Dinos Chapman
- David Hockney
- Eddie Redmayne
- James Marsh
- Jane Wilde Hawking
- Matt Groening
- Isaac Newton
- Albert Einstein
Institutions
- University of Cambridge
- Royal Society
- Royal Society of Arts
- Pontifical Academy of Sciences
- Science Museum London
- Pink Floyd
Locations
- Cambridge
- United Kingdom
- Oxford
- London