"Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author, and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. His key exploration was in the areas of theoretical cosmology, focusing on the evolution of the universe as governed by the laws of general relativity. He is known for his work related to the study of black holes. With the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, a theory called ‘Hawking radiation,' he became the first to set forth a cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. Hawking suffered from a rare and life-threatening condition of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a condition he suffered all of his adult life. The illness started when he was 21 and pursuing his PhD from Cambridge University. For a major part of his later life, he was almost completely paralyzed and communicated through a speech generating device. Not succumbing to the despair of the disease, Hawking devoted all his life to his work and research. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for around three decades and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. For his contribution to the study of universe and his pioneering work in cosmology, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Stephen Hawking died peacefully at his home in Cambridge, England, on March 14, 2018, at the age of 76.”

                                                                                                                                                                      - from The Famous People website

Books by or about Stephen Hawking available in the library

Stephen, Hawking και Leonard Mlodinow. Το μεγάλο σχέδιο. Κάτοπτρο, 2010. (530.142 HAW)

Stephen, Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow. The grand design. London: Bantam, 2010. (530.142 HAW)

Stephen, Hawking. Στους ώμους γιγάντων. Τραυλός, 2006. (520 HAW)

Stephen, Hawking. Το σύμπαν σε ένα καρυδότσουφλο. Κάτοπτρο, 2001. (530.12 HAW)

Stephen, Hawking. Το χρονικό του χρόνου: εικονογραφημένο. Κάτοπτρο, 2000. (523.1 HAW)

Stephen, Hawking. A brief history of time. Easton Press, 1999. (523.1 HAW)     

Stephen, Hawking. Μαύρες τρύπες, σύμπαντα-βρέφη και άλλα δοκίμια. Κάτοπτρο, 1993. (D201600311)

Stephen, Hawking and Roger Penrose. The nature of space and time. Princeton University Press, 1996. (530.11 HAW)

Ferguson, Kitty. Stephen Hawking: quest for a theory of everything. Bantam Books, 1992. (530.1 FER)

White, Michael και John Gribbin. Stephen Hawking: ο κόσμος μιας μεγαλοφυΐας. Κάτοπτρο, 1992. (B HAW)

White, Michael και John Gribbin. Stephen Hawking: a life in science. Penguin, 1992. (B HAW)

Stephen, Hawking. Το χρονικό του χρόνου: από τη Μεγάλη Έκρηξη ως τις μαύρες τρύπες. Κάτοπτρο, 1989. (523.1 HAW)

Stephen, Hawking. A brief history of time: from the Big Bang to black holes. Bantam, 1988. (523.1 HAW)

Stephen, Hawking and Lucy Hawking. Το μυστικό κλειδί του Τζορτζ για το σύμπαν. Νέα Σύνορα, 2008. (ΕΦΗΒΙΚΟ Μ HAW)

Stephen, Hawking and Lucy Hawking. Ο Τζόρτζ και το κοσμικό κυνήγι του θησαυρού. Εκδοτικός Οργανισμός Λιβάνη, 2009. (ΕΦΗΒΙΚΟ Μ HAW)

Interesting websites

http://www.hawking.org.uk/ (Η ιστοσελίδα του Stephen Hawking)

https://www.facebook.com/stephenhawking/ (Ο λογαριασμός του Stephen Hawking στο Facebook)

https://www.theguardian.com/science/hawking (Πολλαπλά άρθρα για τον Stephen Hawking στην ιστοσελίδα The Guardian)

http://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cvenzmgyll1t/stephen-hawking (Πολλαπλά άρθρα για τον Stephen Hawking στην ιστοσελίδα του BBC)

http://www.independent.co.uk/topic/stephen-hawking (Άρθρα και βίντεο για τον Stephen Hawking στην ιστοσελίδα της Independent)

https://www.biography.com/people/stephen-hawking-9331710 (Η ζωή και το έργο του Stephen Hawking στην ιστοσελίδα Biography)

https://www.goalcast.com/2017/07/25/stephen-hawking-quotes-inspire-you-think-bigger/ (Αποφθέγματα του Stephen Hawking)

Interesting videos

http://www.hawking.org.uk/videos.html (Βίντεο για το έργο του Stephen Hawking διαθέσιμα στην προσωπική ιστοσελίδα του)

https://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_hawking_asks_big_questions_about_the_universe (O Stephen Hawking εξηγώντας το σύμπαν)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8y5EXFMD4s (Συνέντευξη του Stephen Hawking στην εκπομπή Last week tonight with John Oliver)

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2017/10/23/stephen-hawking-grand-design-of-universe-sept-2010-lkl-bts.cnn/video/playlists/stephen-hawking/ (8 βίντεο για τον Stephen Hawking διαθέσιμα στην ιστοσελίδα του CNN)