Hawking
Encyclopedia
People
- Stephen HawkingStephen HawkingStephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA is an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist, whose scientific books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity...
, an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist
Fictional characters
- James "Jim" Hawking, a character from the anime series, Outlaw Star
Other uses
- Hawking (TV film), a 2004 television movie about Stephen Hawking
- Hawking (falconry), the sport of hunting with hawks
- Hawking (birds)Hawking (birds)Hawking is a feeding strategy in birds involving catching flying insects in the air. The term usually refers to a technique of sallying out from a perch to snatch an insect and then returning to the same or a different perch...
, a feeding strategy in birds involving catching flying insects in the air - Hawking radiationHawking radiationHawking radiation is a thermal radiation with a black body spectrum predicted to be emitted by black holes due to quantum effects. It is named after the physicist Stephen Hawking, who provided a theoretical argument for its existence in 1974, and sometimes also after the physicist Jacob Bekenstein...
, thought to be emitted from black holes by quantum effects - 7672 Hawking7672 HawkingAsteroid 7672 Hawking was named after Stephen Hawking....
, a minor planet - Street hawking, vending merchandise on the street
See also
- Hawker (disambiguation)
- Hawk (disambiguation)Hawk (disambiguation)The hawk is a predatory bird.Hawk may also refer to:- Transportation :* CGS Hawk ultralight aircraft* HAWK beacon, or High-Intensity Activated crossWalK beacon, a traffic signal* Humber Hawk, a British car model...