On Tuesday, 25 October, 2011, Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant physicists of our time, gave a public lecture to an enthusiastic, full-capacity crowd in the Pieter De Someraula. In the Stadspark, an additional 3,000 people watched the lecture, broadcast live on a large projection screen. You can watch the lecture and presentation here. Professor Hawking begins speaking at 00:41.
In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the cosmologist shares his thoughts on death, M-theory, human purpose and our chance existence
A belief that heaven or an afterlife awaits us is a "fairy story" for people afraid of death, Stephen Hawking has said. In a dismissal that underlines his firm rejection of religious comforts, Britain's most eminent scientist said there was nothing beyond the moment when the brain flickers for the final time. Hawking, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 21, shares his thoughts on death, human purpose and our chance existence in an exclusive interview with the Guardian today. Read more
Planetary performance brings Stephen Hawking to ASU
Hundreds of people filled Gammage Auditorium on Saturday night for a narrated multimedia presentation set to an orchestral performance of Gustav Holst's "The Planets," followed by a lecture by Stephen Hawking. Read more
Many show up early in the day for free tickets to hear the 'rock star' of physics speak, in what has become an annual appearance at the Pasadena campus. With his computerised voice, motorised wheelchair and an intellect that seems to leave mortal men far behind, Hawking is among the best-known physicists ever. Die-hard fans, many of them youthful, started lining up early in the morning to get coveted free tickets to hear him speak at Caltech Tuesday night, school be damned. Read more
In a rare interview, Professor Stephen Hawking explains to artist and writer Matt Collings his theory on the complex behaviour of black holes and whether he thinks equations can be considered beautiful. Beautiful Equations is broadcast on Tuesday, 14 December 2010 at 2100 GMT on BBC Four. Read more
Luminaries from the fields of physics, opera, poetry, theatre, music and dance gathered to pay tribute to British physicist Stephen Hawking on Wednesday, with performances and speeches at a gala in his honour. Read more
Professor Stephen Hawking has created a "fictional alter ego" that fulfils his life long dream of going into space.
The world's most famous physicist and his daughter invented the character named Eric for their latest children's book George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt. The brilliant, party-loving, scientist helps his son - the George of the title - in a daring mission to Mars to save the Earth from a marauding robot. Read more