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Also Known As Stephen William Hawking
Born January 8, 1942 • Oxford • England
Died March 14, 2018 (aged 76) • Cambridge • England
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009) • Copley Medal (2006)
Subjects Of Study black hole • mini black hole • space-time

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