KARIMNAGAR, JANUARY 08, 2026: On his 84th birth anniversary on Thursday, the department of Physics of Telangana Social Welfare Residential Degree College for Women, Nagunuru, Karimnagar town, paid tributes to the late Physicist Stephen Hawking.
The programme was held under the guidance of Principal T Malathi and was attended by Vice-Principal S. Padmaja, along with Physics Department faculty members Sandhyarani and Swetha, and other staff members.
As part of the event, students delivered insightful talks on the life and scientific achievements of Sir Stephen Hawking. They highlighted his outstanding contributions to cosmology and theoretical physics, with special reference to his work on black holes, the nature of space–time, and the Big Bang Theory. The brilliant scientist took his last breath on 14 March 2018 in Cambridge, England and passed away at the age of 76.
The speakers emphasised how Sir Stephen Hawking’s ideas revolutionised modern physics and continue to inspire scientists worldwide. The programme aimed to foster a scientific temper, critical thinking, and an interest in physics among students.
The event concluded with an interactive session, paying rich tributes to the extraordinary legacy of Sir Stephen Hawking and his enduring impact on science.
Stephen Hawking was born in 1942 in Oxford, England and has always been fascinated with the universe. He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease, when he was 21.
In the years after that, he lost his mobility and his ability to speak, but he was able to communicate through a computer using a voice created in the 1980s by MIT engineer Dennis Klatt.
Apart from his work in the field of science, Hawking was also an author who published the best books during his time, which are the best sellers.
His books include The Universe in a Nutshell originally published in 2001, The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time in 1973, The Grand Design along with Leonard Mlodinow in 2010, Superspace and Supergravity in 1981, A Briefer History of Time published in the year 2005, The Very Early Universe in 1983 and A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes in 1988.
For his long decades of contribution in physics, Hawking was honoured with various reputed accolades that include the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Adams Prize, Wolf Prize, Albert Einstein Award and Copley Medal.
