He wanted to study Mathematics, but because it was unavailable at Oxford, he concentrated on Physics and earned a degree in Natural Science three years later. ... He left the Institute of Astronomy to become a professor at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge. ... Hawking's work is primarily in the field of general relativity and in particular on the physics of black holes. ... His books include "A Brief History of Time", and " Black holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays." ...

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He uses his knowledge of physics and cosmology to try to not only pinpoint a time and way that the universe began, but explain many of the universal mysteries that continue to baffle scientists today. ... Now that the history of Hawking outside of cosmology has been discussed, a background of his scientific studies is needed. ... Other awards earned by Hawking include the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Heinemann Prize of the American Institute of Physics and the American Physical Society, the Maxwell Medal and Prize, the Einstein Medal, the Paul Dirac Medal, and the ...

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