News Stephen Hawking Dead at 76

[boogabooga]

How many people would have understood Newton or Darwin in their day?

 

[Notebook]

True, and how many people understand Maxwell's(or Kelvin) equations even though they are fundamental to our modern technology.

N.

 

[RisingFury]

The work that Stephen Hawking has done is currently not complete and not fully understood. He solved some very important questions, but it'll take some time for us to arrive at the same results from different angles.

Today, Maxwell's equations can be written in four lines, in a very elegant way, which makes them easier to understand. When they were initially written, vector math was not invented yet, so operators like nabla and delta weren't a thing yet.

Once we reach a better comprehension of Hawking's work and the work on many others, we'll be able to simplify the theory for learning. And just like you touch on quantum theory and relativity in high school, it might become possible to teach some aspects of Hawking's work, along with Newton's and Einstein's.

 

[boogabooga]

The work that Stephen Hawking has done is currently not complete and not fully understood. He solved some very important questions, but it'll take some time for us to arrive at the same results from different angles.

That goes for every great scientist, in their day. Newton and Darwin (and Einstein) included.

And just like you touch on quantum theory and relativity in high school,

:rofl:

Where you live, perhaps.

 

[Notebook]

Organisers of Prof Stephen Hawking's memorial service have seemingly left the door open for time travellers to attend.
Those wishing to honour the theoretical physicist, who died in March aged 76, can apply via a public ballot.
Applicants need to give their birth date - which can be any day up to 31 December 2038.
Prof Hawking's foundation said the possibility of time travel had not been disproven and could not be excluded.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-44073903

 

[RisingFury]

:rofl:

Where you live, perhaps.

I remember learning these topics in high school Physics:
- Energy of a photon
- Photoeffect
- Energy states in a hydrogen atom
- Mass-energy equivalence and energy of nuclear reactions
- Time dilation, relativistic mass increase and relativistic energ

This was in year 3, when Physics was still mandatory material, so everyone learns about it. I also took Physics in year 4, but I don't recall the material I learned then, but there may have been more.

 

[Notebook]

Tributes have been paid to renowned physicist Prof Stephen Hawking in a Westminster Abbey memorial service.
British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who played Hawking in a BBC drama, and astronaut Tim Peake were among those giving readings at the ceremony.
Prof Hawking died in March, aged 76, after a long battle with motor neurone disease.
His ashes are being buried alongside other great scientists like Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton.
25,000 applications
Prof Hawking's words have also been set to an original score by composer Vangelis and were to be beamed into space towards the nearest black hole after the service.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-44494389