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NEWS ABOUT: Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking stories: 8 news summaries
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British Health Care Would Kill Hawking...

...say foes of reform, forgetting that Brit physicist lives in UK

Aug 11, 09 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Opponents of health care reform should be careful how they use the terrifying example of Britain’s socialized system. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution stumbled upon an editorial on Investors Business Daily that asserts that “people such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn’t have a chance in the UK, where... More »

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Stephen Hawking • England • National Health Service • rationing • Britain • health care reform • Obama administration • President Obama • socialized medicine

(Newser) - This year's Medal of Freedom recipients share a capacity to change the world, President Obama said today in naming the eclectic group. Among the 16 honorees are Sen. Ted Kennedy, slain gay-rights activist Harvey Milk, actor Sidney Poitier, tennis great Billie Jean King, and retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day... More »

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Sidney Poitier • Senate • Stephen Hawking • Desmond Tutu • tennis • Ted Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • civil rights • Presidential Medal of Freedom • US Supreme Court • US Senate • Billie Jean King • Jack Kemp • President Obama • Harvey Milk • Nancy Goodman Brinker • Pedro Jose Greer • Joseph Lowery • Joseph Medicine Crow • Chita Rivera • Mary Robinson • Janet Davison Rowley • Muhammad Yunus

(AP) - Cambridge University says famed mathematician Stephen Hawking was rushed to the hospital today and is "very ill." The university said Hawking had been fighting a chest infection for several weeks. Hawking, 67, gained fame for his work on black holes, and has remained active despite being stricken with... More »

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Stephen Hawking • mathematicians • black holes • motor neurone disease

(Newser) - Stephen Hawking will retire from his chair at Cambridge University at the end of this academic year, the Telegraph reports. But the esteemed physicist will continue working at the college in an emeritus position. Cambridge requires profs to step down when they reach 67, and Hawking’s birthday is in... More »

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Stephen Hawking • retirement • black hole • astrophysics • Cambridge University • Isaac Newton

 New Clock Messes With Time 


Sep 20, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Here's something different in a timepiece: It has no hands. It's actually designed to run in erratic fashion, slowing down and speeding up from time to time. It aims to disorient and dazzle, to remind people of their mortality and to pay tribute to one of the most famous watchmakers... More »

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Stephen Hawking • Cambridge • clock • John Taylor • Corpus clock

Scientists See Breakthrough
in Stem Cell Production

Research holds promise for Lou Gehrig's disease

Aug 1, 08 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A US team has made a breakthrough in stem cell research, growing new nerve cells from the skin of patients suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS. The work marks the first time disease-specific stem cells have been generated from a patient.The method could be used to tailor replacement... More »

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stem cell research • Stephen Hawking • Lou Gehrig's disease • cloning • ALS • Harvard Stem Cell Institute • Project ALS • induced pluripotent stem cells • motor neurone disease

The 100 Biggest Brains in the World

The top living geniuses dominate fields from physics to animation

Oct 29, 07 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Daily Telegraph jumps to point out that a quarter of its list of 100 living geniuses are British, and that that's one living genius per 2.5 million people—a higher proportion than for any other country. Americans still dominate the list, though, with a hefty 43 geniuses.
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Stephen Hawking • list • composer • Matt Groening • Nelson Mandela • geniuses • Philip Glass

(Newser) - Paralyzed super-physicist Stephen Hawking completed a zero-gravity flight off the Florida coast yesterday—floating weightless and free of his wheelchair for 25-second busts. "It was amazing,"  Hawking said after the flight. "Space, here I come!" The American firm normally charges $3,750 for the experience,... More »

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space exploration • Stephen Hawking • space tourism • zero gravity • Lou Gehrig's disease • Virgin Galactic

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