The end of an era. On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 10:54 AM, brent wodehouse < brent_wodeho...@thefence.us> wrote:
> > http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090930/hawking_cambridge_090930/20090930?hub=TopStoriesV2 > > Hawking to step down from Cambridge position > > By: The Associated Press > > Date: Wednesday Sep. 30, 2009 > > > LONDON - Physicist Stephen Hawking stepped down Wednesday as Lucasian > Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University after 30 years in the > post. > > The roughly 350-year-old position has been held by such luminaries as > Isaac Newton and Charles Babbage, one of the fathers of modern computing. > It is customary for professors to retire from the post the year they turn > 67. > > Hawking, who reached that age in January, will continue to work at the > university as director of research at a department dealing with applied > mathematics and theoretical physics. > > "This is an exciting time in cosmology with new observational results > coming in thick and fast and large-scale terrestrial and satellite > experiments underway," Hawking said in a statement. "I want to make sure > this progress is matched by the development of theories of the universe > which are both mathematically consistent and observationally testable." > > Hawking is famous for his research on black holes and his popular works in > theoretical physics, including the book "A Brief History of Time: From the > Big Bang to Black Holes." > > The university has advertised for a new Lucasian Professor and a > replacement will be announced shortly. > > Last November, Hawking accepted a research post at the Perimeter Institute > for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ont. But he was unable to make a > planned trip this year because of a respiratory infection. > > Hawking has remained active despite being diagnosed at 21 with an > incurable degenerative disorder, known as ALS. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
