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Stephen William Hawking CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA (/ËstiËvÉn ËhÉËkÉªÅ/; born 8 January 1942) is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge.awking was the first to set forth a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He is a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Stephen Hawking says he's an atheist, arguing that science offers a more convincing explanation for the origins of the universe and that the miracles of religion aren't compatible with scientific fact.tephen Hawking: 'Heaven is a fairy story for people afraid of the ... 'I'm an atheist' because science is 'more convincing' - Raw Story. In the Least Surprising News You'll Hear Today, Stephen Hawking is ...