- 1942: Born in Oxford, England
- 1959: Enrolls at University College, Oxford
- 1962: Enrolls at Trinity Hall, Cambridge
- 1966: Writes thesis Properties of Expanding Universes
- 1966: Becomes research fellow at Gonville and Caius College
- 1970: Proposes second law of black hole thermodynamics
- 1973: Publishes The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time with Ellis
- 1974: Proposes Hawking radiation
- 1974: Becomes visiting professor at Caltech
- 1975: Becomes reader at the University of Cambridge
- 1979: Becomes Lucasian Professor at the University of Cambridge
- 1981: Proposes black hole information paradox
- 1983: Proposes the Hartle-Hawking state with Hartle
- 1988: Publishes A Brief History of Time
- 1993: Publishes Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
- 2001: Publishes The Universe in a Nutshell
- 2018: Died at age 76 in Cambridge, England
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Basic timeline of Stephen Hawking
This post is a basic timeline of physicist Stephen Hawking (1942-2018). There are 17 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia