Working with Stephen Hawking

by Prof. Daksh Lohiya (Professor Emeritus, University of Delhi)

Friday 9 Nov 2018, 16:00 → 17:00 Asia/Kolkata

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I recount memories of my association with Stephen Hawking spanning more than four decades. I would try and describe what made Stephen so famous. I would recount the behind the scenes action on several discoveries Stephen made: (a) As the primary irritant for Fred Hoyle's efforts on the Steady State Cosmology; (b) As the primary damper for the misdirected Soviet School of Cosmology; and finally (c) As the cause of the most intense debate on aspects of black hole radiation and information paradox. The talk is for a general audience: Warning: There may hardly be any equations.

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