On 7 February 2014 13:42, Chris de Morsella <[email protected]> wrote:
> ------------------------------ > *From:* LizR <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, February 6, 2014 2:34 PM > *Subject:* Re: Indian physicist resolved Black Hole paradox much before > Hawking > > On 7 February 2014 11:17, Chris de Morsella <[email protected]> wrote: > > Perhaps, but also true that most ALS sufferers do not get such attention & > media adulation. > > > >> Perhaps because they aren't world famous scientist? I'm not sure what > you expect here! > > Which is what I was suggesting... namely that Hawkins got known first and > foremost because of his work and not because of his ALS... though his ALS > certainly makes him a compelling figure. > Depends what you mean by well known. He becamse well known by the public when he published "A brief history of time" - but obviously he was well known amongst physicists for the singularity theorem with Penrose (iirc?) and Hawking radiation. (Of course he only became a rock star once he'd been portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch...) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
