Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist known for his work in general relativity and quantum gravity. Here is a summary of his life, work, and publications, based on the sources: Early Life and Education:

• Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on 8 January 1942, and he died in Cambridge, England, on 14 March 2018.
• He attended University College, Oxford, for his BA and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, for his PhD.
• His doctoral advisor was Dennis W. Sciama.
• Other academic advisors included Robert Berman

Scientific Career and Contributions:

• Hawking's fields of study included general relativity and quantum gravity.
• He held positions at the University of Cambridge, the California Institute of Technology, and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.
• He is known for several key scientific concepts and theories:
• His doctoral thesis was titled "Properties of Expanding Universes" (1966).
• His work also touched on concepts including micro black holes, primordial black holes, the chronology protection conjecture, soft hair, the Bekenstein-Hawking formula, Hawking energy, Hawking-Page phase transition, Gibbons-Hawking ansatz, Gibbons-Hawking effect, Gibbons-Hawking space, Gibbons-Hawking-York boundary term, and the Hartle-Hawking state.
• Hawking's research explored the singularities of gravitational collapse and cosmology, the wave function of the universe, quantum cosmology, and the origin of structure in the universe.
• He collaborated with numerous colleagues including Roger Penrose.

Publications and Media:

• Hawking is the author of several popular books, including A Brief History of Time.
• He also wrote The Universe in a Nutshell, which was structured so that chapters could be read in any order after the first two.
• Hawking also published Black Holes and Baby Universes.
• His final work collected some of his most profound writings.
• He co-authored some of his popular books
• He wrote forewords for other books.
• He authored children's fiction
• He was the subject of films and series including "The Theory of Everything".
• He made appearances in popular media such as the Monty Python Live (Mostly) show in 2014.
• He used his fame to advertise products.
• He applied to trademark his name in 2015.
• Hawking's academic works are also extensive.

Personal Life and Views:

• Hawking had a disability and used a speech-generating device to communicate.
• He was involved in disability outreach.
• He had plans for a trip to space
• Hawking held personal views on topics such as the relevance of philosophy, the future of humanity, religion and atheism, and politics.

Awards and Honors:

• He received the Hawking Fellowship.
• He received the Medal for Science Communication.
• There is also the Stephen Hawking medal for Science Communication.

Other:

• Hawking's work touched on concepts of existential risk from artificial intelligence and related concepts.
• He made statements on the AI risk of extinction.

This summary encapsulates Stephen Hawking's significant contributions to science, literature, and popular culture.