Outline:The scientistInformation and black holesHawking radiationDetection of black holesBets on black holes3 June 2006Hawking and Black HolesThe Scientist Born 1942 1st class honours from Oxford, after “not very much work” Symptoms of ALS during Oxford years PhD and Research Fellow in Cambridge Discovered Hawking radiation in 1974 “A Brief History of Time” published in 1987 Numerous honorary degrees and awards Outspoken for world peace, welfare of the handicapped, and other current issuesAmyotr
