The Almanac

January 8

One thing science and human progress accomplished on this date.

  1. 1942

    Stephen Hawking is born

    Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England. Working for decades with a body slowed by motor neurone disease, he reshaped how we understand black holes and the beginning of the universe, and carried that science to millions of readers.

    Source: Wikipedia

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