Stifan hopkins biography
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Biography
It is a curious fact that Stephen William Hawking was born on 8th January , exactly years after the death of the Italian astronomer, Galileo Galilei. Perhaps it seems a fitting symmetry. Often referred to as ‘the father of observational astronomy,’ Galileo was one of Stephen’s inspirations during his long career as a theoretical physicist and cosmologist.
Stephen was born in Oxford during WWII, the eldest of fyra children to parents Dr Frank Hawking and Eileen Isobel Hawking. With his siblings, Stephen had a happy childhood mostly spent in Highgate, London and then in St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Stephen admitted to being a late developer and recalled that he was never more than halfway up the class at St Albans School. However, he developed an early curiosity as to how things work, saying later, ‘If you understand how the universe operates, you control it, in a way.’ His classmates called him ‘Einstein’ as they klar
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Stephen Hopkins (politician)
American Founding Father and judge (–)
For other people named Stephen Hopkins, see Stephen Hopkins (disambiguation).
Stephen Hopkins | |
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| In office – | |
| Preceded by | William Greene |
| Succeeded by | William Greene |
| In office – | |
| Preceded by | William Greene |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Ward |
| In office – | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Ward |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Ward |
| In office – | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Ward |
| Succeeded by | Josias Lyndon |
| In office May – May | |
| Preceded by | Joshua Babcock |
| Succeeded by | Francis Willet |
| In office August – May | |
| Preceded by | Francis Willet |
| Succeeded by | John Gardner |
| In office June – October | |
| Preceded by | James Helme |
| Succeeded by | John Cooke |
| Born | March 7, Providence, Colony of Rhode Island |
| Died | July 13, (aged 78) Providence, State of Rhode Island |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Sarah Scott (2) Anne Smith |
| Relations | Martha Hopkins Round (sister)[1] Esek • Stephen Hopkins (director)British director and producer Stephen Hopkins is a Jamaican-born[1] British director and producer of film and television. He directed Predator 2, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Blown Away, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Lost in Space and Under Suspicion. He also produced and directed several episodes of the first season of 24. Career[edit]Film[edit]In Australia Hopkins made Dangerous Game (). This helped him get the job directing A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. Hopkins later said, "I went at it like a dog, and had a wild, fun time. But when I look back, I think I'm the luckiest guy in the world because I don't understand how it all happened."[2] He went on to make Predator 2, of which he said, "I'm pretty immature, really, so it was kind of a laugh".[2] He followed it with Judgment Night ("a real, absolute, total bomb" according to Hopkins[2]), |