Steven Universe 9: Cherished Memories

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When Steve arrived at Ground Zero an hour later, all those colleagues and friends were dead too, except one – the fireman he had been meant to replace. Hawking's association with atheism and freethinking was in evidence from his university years onwards, when he had been a member of Oxford University's humanist group. He was later scheduled to appear as the keynote speaker at a 2017 Humanists UK conference. [370] In an interview with El Mundo, he said: He left a frantic message for wife Jill and daughter Nicole, two, as he became trapped. Jim, 35 – about to be a dad again – said: “There’s a fire. I love you, tell Nicole ‘I love you’. I don’t know if I’m going to be OK. I love you so much.” On 28 June 2009, as a tongue-in-cheek test of his 1992 conjecture that travel into the past is effectively impossible, Hawking held a party open to all, complete with hors d'oeuvres and iced champagne, but publicised the party only after it was over so that only time-travellers would know to attend; as expected, nobody showed up to the party. [212] He adds: “The one firefighter who survived was the guy who was waiting for me to arrive to relieve him. It has always been some consolation to me that he did not die waiting for me to arrive.” Most Read

J. B. Hartle; S. W. Hawking (December 1983). "Wave function of the Universe". Physical Review D. 28 (12): 2960–2975. Bibcode: 1983PhRvD..28.2960H. doi: 10.1103/PHYSREVD.28.2960. ISSN 1550-7998. Wikidata Q21707690. The Starmus III Festival in 2016 was a tribute to Stephen Hawking and the book of all Starmus III lectures, "Beyond the Horizon", was also dedicated to him. The first recipients of the medals, which were awarded at the festival, were chosen by Hawking himself. They were composer Hans Zimmer, physicist Jim Al-Khalili, and the science documentary Particle Fever. [422] Publications Popular books Hawking's first year as a doctoral student was difficult. He was initially disappointed to find that he had been assigned Dennis William Sciama, one of the founders of modern cosmology, as a supervisor rather than the noted astronomer Fred Hoyle, [69] [70] and he found his training in mathematics inadequate for work in general relativity and cosmology. [71] After being diagnosed with motor neurone disease, Hawking fell into a depression–though his doctors advised that he continue with his studies, he felt there was little point. [72] His disease progressed more slowly than doctors had predicted. Although Hawking had difficulty walking unsupported, and his speech was almost unintelligible, an initial diagnosis that he had only two years to live proved unfounded. With Sciama's encouragement, he returned to his work. [73] [74] Hawking started developing a reputation for brilliance and brashness when he publicly challenged the work of Fred Hoyle and his student Jayant Narlikar at a lecture in June 1964. [75] [76] Hawking used his fame to advertise products, including a wheelchair, [295] National Savings, [404] British Telecom, Specsavers, Egg Banking, [405] and Go Compare. [406] In 2015, he applied to trademark his name. [407]From our quarters we had a clear view of the burning buildings. When I saw the South Tower come down it was by far the worst moment of my life. Exhausted and utterly drained, 9/11 fire chief Steve Sullivan slumps among the rubble to snatch a few seconds’ rest.

Dad-of-three Kevin, 45, was one of the few people still on the line to emergency services as the South Tower collapsed.

Hawking was born on 8 January 1942 [25] [26] in Oxford to Frank and Isobel Eileen Hawking ( née Walker). [27] [28] Hawking's mother was born into a family of doctors in Glasgow, Scotland. [29] [30] His wealthy paternal great-grandfather, from Yorkshire, over-extended himself buying farm land and then went bankrupt in the great agricultural depression during the early 20th century. [30] His paternal great-grandmother saved the family from financial ruin by opening a school in their home. [30] Despite their families' financial constraints, both parents attended the University of Oxford, where Frank read medicine and Isobel read Philosophy, Politics and Economics. [28] Isobel worked as a secretary for a medical research institute, and Frank was a medical researcher. [28] [31] Hawking had two younger sisters, Philippa and Mary, and an adopted brother, Edward Frank David (1955–2003). [32]