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Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · English

What Stephen Hawking covers in Maharashtra Board Class 10 English: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Topics include Key Facts About Stephen Hawking.

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4 Topics · Maharashtra Board Class 10 English · 2026-27

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1. Key Facts About Stephen Hawking

  • Stephen Hawking was born on 8th January 1942 and died on 14th March 2018.
  • He was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author, and Director of Research at the centre of theoretical cosmology within Cambridge University.
  • He unified the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics in his cosmology theory.
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2. Books and Scientific Ideas

  • A Brief History of Time was published in 1988 and became a major success.
  • It spent more than four years at the top of the London Sunday Times bestseller list.
  • It sold millions of copies and was translated into more than 40 languages.
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3. Hawking's Views on the Universe

  • Hawking believed that the universe can be explained by laws of physics.
  • He later concluded that the Big Bang was the inevitable consequence of the laws of physics and nothing more.
  • He said that the universe can and will create itself from nothing because there is a law such as gravity.
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4. Illness, Courage, and Later Life

  • Hawking first noticed physical problems while at Oxford, but he did not look into them until 1963, during his first year at Cambridge.
  • His father noticed his condition and took him to see a doctor.
  • He spent two weeks at a medical clinic undergoing tests.

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Identity and roleEarly life and diagnosisHealth challengesSupport systemScientific ideasBooks and writingA Brief History of TimeThe Grand Design

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