Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) was a British scientist, professor and author who performed groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology, and whose books helped to make science accessible to everyone.
Hawking studied physics at University College, Oxford (B.A.), and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (Ph.D.).
Hawking suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and was confined to an electric wheelchair for much of his adult life. He continued to work despite the disease’s progressively disabling effects.
A Cambridge University professor, Hawking redefined cosmology by proposing that black holes emit radiation and later evaporate.
In 1971, Hawking proposed the area theorem, which set off a series of fundamental insights about black hole mechanics. The theorem predicts that the total area of a black hole’s event horizon — and all black holes in the universe, for that matter — should never decrease.
He also showed that the universe had a beginning by describing how Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity eventually breaks down when time and space are traced back to the Big Bang about 13.7 billion years ago.
Hawking applied quantum theory – governing the subatomic world – to black holes, which he claimed discharge radiation that causes them to disappear.
Black holes are formed when a massive star collapses under the weight of its own gravity. Detected by the movement of surrounding matter, they devour everything in their path and may play a role in the birth of galaxies.
Hawking’s work greatly spurred efforts to theoretically delineate the properties of black holes, objects about which it was previously thought that nothing could be known.
His work was also important because it showed these properties’ relationship to the laws of classical thermodynamics and quantum mechanics.
More of Stephen Hawking’s research and theories can be found at https://www.biography.com/scientists/stephen-hawking and https://www.space.com/15923-stephen-hawking.html.
I don’t know if New Year’s Resolutions are still a big thing these days.
At this point on the cosmic timeline, everyone and their mothers are posting Christmas stories — sad stories, inspirational stories, funny stories — there’s something about the season that brings out the nostalgia in all of us.
The other day I read a post by my friend and fellow blogger
To those of you who write blogs — and to those who read them — we all have a few fellow bloggers who feel like they’ve become friends too, even though we will never see them or meet them.
I feel like I’ve been on a role lately!
How many times have you said “I wish I knew then what I know now”?
It’s one of those days. It’s been one of those days for the past several days.
I was sitting out on my back deck this morning and noticed this little guy hanging on from the top branch of the tree.
The way a squirrely mind works…
I am hoping that by now you have jumped off that fence and landed onto the field of Creativity. That you have decided to try something new and/or different and/or advanced in your field.
Home after almost two weeks of hanging with “the guys” … my husband, his best friend, my son, his best friend, and another newbie. I started sketching; they fished. I did some proofreading of an old novel; they fished. I played video games or watched movies on my iPad; they fished.
I have comfortably settled into my 
I am getting ready to go on an adventure. Hope I return in one piece.
Another Art and Craft Fair in the books, and a good time was had by all.
There is a lot of horrible, depressing news out there today.
Most people try to refocus and realign themselves on a Monday morning, usually after a long weekend of partying, traveling, or soccer games.
Humoring the Goddess 