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Professor Hawking's Universe

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24/03/2018 GMT

BBC World News - Professor Hawking's Universe

How Professor Stephen Hawking copes with severe disability, his work and his ambitions.

Originally broadcast in 1983, this programme looks at the way Professor Stephen Hawking copes with severe disability, his work, his ambitions and relationship with students.

Professor Stephen Hawking, who died earlier this month, was a brilliant mind, famed for his work on black holes and theoretical physics.  This BBC documentary made in 1983 explores his research work and ambitions at Cambridge University, and the way he coped with severe disability. 

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