PROFESSOR STEPHEN HAWKING RECEIVED THE JAMES SMITHSON BICENTENNIAL MEDAL

Professor Stephen Hawking smiles after receiving the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal at The George Washington University in Washington February 14, 2005. Hawking is the best known for his groundbreaking research in theoretical physics. (UPI Photo/Yuri Gripas)

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Hawking to retire Cambridge post

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