British physicist who studied black holes and the origin of the universe while almost completely paralysed by motor neurone disease, speaking through a computer. His 时间简史 (A Brief History of Time) is widely read in China.
Stephen Hawking's research on black holes is very famous.
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He opened an account on Weibo in April 2016 and drew more than a million followers within days. In his name, 金 'gold' stands for the '-king' of Hawking, as it does in 斯蒂芬·金, Stephen King.
