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Stephen Hawking's pioneering work was celebrated with a 50p commemorative coin.
The physicist died last year at the age of 76 following a long battle with the motor neuron.
The coin, which you can purchase from the Royal Mint's website, is inspired by Hawking's research on black holes and its ability to make science accessible and appealing to all.
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"I think my biggest achievement will be my finding that black holes are not entirely black," Hawking said in an interview at BBC.
Hawking's work included "Hawking Radiation" – radiation theoretically just outside the black hole – which concluded that the information is lost as a black hole and evaporates later.
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Hawking at his graduation at Oxford
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The physicist at the University of Cambridge in 1988
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Hawking navigates the narrow streets between his residence and his university
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Hawking as a young man
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Stephen Hawking and Nobel Laureate Dorothy Hodgkin with portraits unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in London, 1992
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Stephen Hawking and his new wife Elaine Mason pose for photos after the blessing of their marriage in 1995
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Hawking arriving at the Chilean Antarctic base in 1997
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Bill Gates, accompanied by Vice Chancellor Alec Broers, meets Hawking during a visit to the University of Cambridge in 1997
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Stephen Hawking celebrates his 60th birthday in 2002 at the University of Cambridge
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Hawking holds a conference for a symposium of cosmologists at the University of Stockholm in 2003
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The physicist floats in a zero gravity environment during a flight aboard a modified Boeing 727 in 2007
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Stephen Hawking speaks at a public meeting in Cape Town, 2008. Hawking was in South Africa for a brief visit, accompanied by Nobel laureates David Gross and George Smoot.
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Nelson Mandela Hawking in Johannesburg, 2008
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Barack Obama presents the Freedom Medal to Hawking at a ceremony at the White House, 2009
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Physicist enjoys sun in Stephen Hawking Garden for treatment of motor neuron diseases at Chelsea Flower Show in 2010
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Hawking Talks Satellite During Science Television Part of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour
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Hawking speaks at a press conference in London in 2014. Intel presented the professor with a new communications platform to replace his decades-old system.
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Actors Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne pose with Hawking at the British premiere of "The Theory of Everything" in 2014
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Hawking and Felicity Jones Present BAFTAS Special Effects Award in 2015
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Hawking participates in the "Little Britain" skit at Red Nose Day 2015, with Catherine Tate and David Walliams
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Pope Francis meets Hawking at the Vatican in 2016
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Hawking receives London parchment on freedom in 2017
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Participants listen to a Hawking taped speech on artificial intelligence at the World Conference on Mobile Internet in Beijing, 2017
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Hawking at his graduation at Oxford
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The physicist at the University of Cambridge in 1988
Getty
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Hawking navigates the narrow streets between his residence and his university
Alamy
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Hawking as a young man
Alamy
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Stephen Hawking and Nobel Laureate Dorothy Hodgkin with portraits unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in London, 1992
Pennsylvania
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Stephen Hawking and his new wife Elaine Mason pose for photos after the blessing of their marriage in 1995
Reuters
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Hawking arriving at the Chilean Antarctic base in 1997
Alamy
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Bill Gates, accompanied by Vice Chancellor Alec Broers, meets Hawking during a visit to the University of Cambridge in 1997
Reuters
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Stephen Hawking celebrates his 60th birthday in 2002 at the University of Cambridge
Brian Harris
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Hawking holds a conference for a symposium of cosmologists at the University of Stockholm in 2003
AP
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The physicist floats in a zero gravity environment during a flight aboard a modified Boeing 727 in 2007
EPA
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Stephen Hawking speaks at a public meeting in Cape Town, 2008. Hawking was in South Africa for a brief visit, accompanied by Nobel laureates David Gross and George Smoot.
Reuters
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Nelson Mandela Hawking in Johannesburg, 2008
AFP / Getty
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Barack Obama presents the Freedom Medal to Hawking at a ceremony at the White House, 2009
Getty
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Physicist enjoys sun in Stephen Hawking Garden for treatment of motor neuron diseases at Chelsea Flower Show in 2010
Susannah Ireland
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Hawking Talks Satellite During Science Television Part of the 2010 Television Critics Association Press Tour
Getty
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Hawking speaks at a press conference in London in 2014. Intel presented the professor with a new communications platform to replace his decades-old system.
EPA
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Actors Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne pose with Hawking at the British premiere of "The Theory of Everything" in 2014
AFP / Getty
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Hawking and Felicity Jones Present BAFTAS Special Effects Award in 2015
Rex
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Hawking participates in the "Little Britain" skit at Red Nose Day 2015, with Catherine Tate and David Walliams
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Pope Francis meets Hawking at the Vatican in 2016
AFP / Getty
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Hawking receives London parchment on freedom in 2017
AP
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Participants listen to a Hawking taped speech on artificial intelligence at the World Conference on Mobile Internet in Beijing, 2017
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The teacher also explained the black holes in his bestseller A brief history of time.
Hawking joins a group of elite scientists who appeared on British coins, including Sir Isaac Newton in 2017 and Charles Darwin in 2009.
"Stephen Hawking made difficult topics accessible, appealing and easy to relate and that's what I wanted to describe in my drawing inspired by a lecture he gave in Chile in 2008," he said. said Edwina Ellis, the creator of the play.
"Hawking, at his best player, invites the public to contemplate the observation in a black hole before diving in. I wanted to install a big black hole on the tiny room and wish it were always there in the process of chuckle at the thought. "
The Mint added: "This work, which used an attempt to unify Einstein's theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics, indicated that black holes should not be completely black, but emit radiation, which means that they evaporate and eventually disappear.
The daughter of the scientist, Lucy Hawking, recently went to the Royal Mint and said it was a "great privilege" for her father to be on a coin.
Nicola Howell, Director of Consumer Affairs at the Royal Mint, added, "We are very pleased to honor Stephen Hawking on his own coin.
"As one of the brightest physicists in the world, he was an excellent ambassador for science.
"His scientific popularization and his pioneering work on black holes are great achievements and a significant contribution to humanity."
The coin can be purchased starting March 12 at prices ranging from £ 10 for a non-distributed version to £ 795 for a gold proof option.
Professor Stephen Hawking delivers a speech on January 17, 2007 in London (Getty)
Hawking is also among the many scientists whose names have been nominated for a new £ 50 note.
The Bank of England had previously asked for nominations for the new ticket, which it confirmed would belong to the world of science.
The Bank will announce who will be on the note this summer.
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