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On this day: Notable events that happened on 14 March in the past
English theoretical physicist Stephen William Hawking passed away at the age of 76 years on 14 March 2018. Vladimir Putin was re-elected to a second term as the President of Russia on this day in 2004

On this day: A look at major events happened on 8 January
On 8 January 2011, US Representative Gabby Giffords along with 18 others was shot during a constituent meeting in a supermarket parking lot in Casas Adobes, Arizona. Six people including a 9-year-old girl lost their lives following the shootout

11-year-old beats IQ scores of Einstein, Stephen Hawking
The family had decided that Yusuf Shah would study for the Mensa test along with his high school preparations. The ingredients for both are almost the same

Stephen Hawking death anniversary: Here are some of his groundbreaking theories
Hawking’s book A Brief History of Time, was an international bestseller and remains influential since it was first published in the 1980s

Watch | Google toasts to Stephen Hawking's 80th birth anniversary with special animated doodle
The video features a narration in the physicist’s own computer-generated voice outlining his work

In Hawking Hawking, author Charles Seife presents a humanising portrait of the celebrated physicist, his love of the limelight
In the book, Seife explains how Hawking was very keen on becoming a public figure. He loved the idea of communicating his work not merely to his colleagues but to the widest possible audience. And he loved being the centre of attention.

'Travel with him round the cosmos': Stephen Hawking’s archive, office acquired for UK public
Highlights will go on display at the London museum early next year.

Black holes do not move around sucking in objects like a vacuum cleaners, say scientist
He said if the Sun became a black hole, it wouldn't suck other planets; the Earth would still revolve around it, except there wouldn't light and the planet would be very cold.

Einstein and Hawking: Master of our Universe makes greatest scientific breakthroughs accessible, exciting
Einstein and Hawking: Master of our Universe, a two-part BBC docu-series, documents their contributions to science.

Terminally-ill roboticist on his way to becoming the world's first full cyborg
Scott-Morgan has announced the end of 'Peter 1.0' and the start of his life as a cyborg.

The Big Bang Theory finale: After 12 years, geekdom bids farewell as Sheldon and Amy take home the Nobel
Through its run, The Big Bang Theory did not turn out to be a weekly mockery of scientists. Rather, it showed that in their own way, these guys were pretty cool.

Hawking's tiny black hole theory doesn't account for dark matter, study points out
The study draws on gravitational lensing, which occurs only if a star, black hole & observer are in alignment.

A brief history of Stephen Hawking's wit on the legend's 77th birth anniversary
Hawking once threw a party time-travellers from the future, disappointed that no one showed.

Physicist Stephen Hawking's possessions to be auctioned; doctoral thesis, wheelchair, among items on the block
Stephen Hawking was a cosmic visionary, a figure of inspiration and a global celebrity.

Stephen Hawking had warned against race of superhumans that could destroy humanity
Hawking made his last prediction about scary superhumans in a final collection of articles, essays to be published this week.

Stephen Hawking's final scientific paper on "the information paradox" released
The work tackles with "the information paradox" and was completed days before Hawking's death

Physicists may have spotted remains of black holes from a 'previous' universe
There were other universes before our own, and they too were full of black holes, the study says.

Stephen Hawking's ashes lie among the science greats Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton
Hawking was interred in the abbey's Scientists' Corner, beneath a stone inscribed: "Here lies what was mortal of Stephen Hawking'' .

Stephen Hawking’s voice to be beamed towards nearest black hole
A message from late British astrophysics giant Stephen Hawking will be beamed towards the nearest black hole as his remains are laid to rest in London

Stephen Hawking, and a brief history of the Big Bang
Did Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose’s work conclusively prove the Big Bang origin of the Universe?