Following the death of Stephen Hawking on 14 March 2018, we bring you a collection of articles and videos linked to the work of the legendary cosmologist and mathematical physicist, including some of the research papers that he wrote.
In search of the real Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking's new memoir, plus an anthropological study of how Hawking interacts with his colleagues and assistants, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Taking the multiverse on faith
John W Moffat reviews The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
Video showcase: explaining Hawking's science
What is quantum gravity?
Leron Borsten explains why general relativity and quantum mechanics are mutually incompatible
What is the Event Horizon Telescope?
Avery Broderick describes the instrument that will provide the highest resolution images in the history of astronomy
What is cosmic inflation?
Andrew Jaffe explains how the universe underwent a flash of enormous growth when it was just fractions of a second old
How do we know that the universe is flat?
Roberto Trotta explains how you can visualize the giant structures in the cosmos
Decoding the quantum horizon
Introducing the "it from qubit" concept
What is Einstein’s general theory of relativity?
Jürgen Renn explains why Einstein's great theory is so remarkable
Hawking's science today
Soft hairs help resolve the black-hole information paradox
Stephen Hawking and colleagues claim partial solution to 40-year-old puzzle
Entangled Hawking radiation spotted in analogue black hole
Quantized sound emerges from Bose–Einstein condensate
Analogue black hole could be made from plasma mirror
Proposed experiment could test information-loss paradox
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S W Hawking and Gary T Horowitz 1996 Class. Quantum Grav. 13 1487
Read on IOPscienceS W Hawking and C J Hunter 1996 Class. Quantum Grav. 13 2735
Read on IOPscienceS W Hawking 2000 Class. Quantum Grav. 17 1093
Read on IOPscienceJames B Hartle, S W Hawking and Thomas Hertog 2014 JCAP 01 015
Read on IOPscienceStephen Hawking 2005 Phys. Scr. 2005 49
Read on IOPscienceStephen Hawking et al 2001 JHEP 05 001
Read on IOPscienceS W Hawking 1981 Phys. Bull. 32 15
Read on IOPscienceS W Hawking 1981 Phys. Bull. 32 235
Read on IOPscienceS W Hawking 1991 Phys. Scr. 1991 222
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