Dr. Mathur spoke to the topic of Steven Hawking and his discoveries related to black holes. To be completely honest, I knew Steven Hawking was an influential scientist, but did not know what discoveries he had made related to the scientific field. The talk given by Dr. Mathur was very informative and interesting. I appreciated how Dr. Mathur discussed two things that students have heard of, Hawking and black holes, but do not know about them in detail. Dr. Mathur detailing the complex science and physics behind black holes was very enticing. I had no idea that stars start collapsing which eventually lead to the creation of a black hole. He took an extremely hard topic and simplified it, so we could understand them. I and many others, based on our questions, have found the universe and stars completely fascinating. Hawking is an influential figure in modern day science that I have heard of but did not know of his discoveries. I appreciated learning more about his discoveries, related to black holes and the Big Bang theory, that we tend to cover in basic science and physic classes.
I think you summed up the class’s interest in the subject, Madison. I agree the wealth of questions suggested people were fascinated by both Hawking and the subject matter. I watched the “Theory of Everything” which was the story of Hawking, mostly at Cambridge when he was young. I would recommend it for more of the personal side of his story.