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{{about|the physicist|the ''[[Futurama]]'' character|Stephen Hawking's head}} | {{about|the physicist|the ''[[Futurama]]'' character|Stephen Hawking's head}} | ||
'''Stephen William Hawking''' is a [[British]] theoretical physicist and | '''Stephen William Hawking''' is a [[British]] theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who has provided the voice of [[Stephen Hawking's head|his own head in a jar]] on ''[[Futurama]]''. Hawking is most noted for his work in the fields of {{w|theoretical cosmology}} and {{w|quantum gravity}}, and provided the theoretical argument for the existence of {{w|Hawking radiation}} emitted by {{w|black holes}}. He was the {{w|Lucasian Professor of Mathematics}} at the {{w|University of Cambridge}} from [[1979]] until [[2009]], and is a noted advocate of {{w|popular science}} and the existence of {{w|extraterrestrial life}}. He has appeared as himself in many television shows including ''[[Star Trek]]: {{st|Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation}}'', ''{{w|Late Night with Conan O'Brien}}'', and has made multiple appearances on ''[[The Simpsons]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 04:05, 1 June 2011
| Stephen Hawking | |
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| Profession | Guest voice actor |
| Born | 8 January, 1942 |
| IMDB profile | m0370071 |
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- This article is about the physicist. For the Futurama character, see Stephen Hawking's head.
Stephen William Hawking is a British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who has provided the voice of his own head in a jar on Futurama. Hawking is most noted for his work in the fields of theoretical cosmology and quantum gravity, and provided the theoretical argument for the existence of Hawking radiation emitted by black holes. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge from 1979 until 2009, and is a noted advocate of popular science and the existence of extraterrestrial life. He has appeared as himself in many television shows including Star Trek: The Next Generation, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and has made multiple appearances on The Simpsons.