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Holographic recreation of Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking was a noted Human scientist from Earth. In the 20th century, he formulated several theories regarding the nature of black holes that made him famous, often working with colleague Kip Thorne. One of these such theories were that black holes were not entirely black, but did create some radiation, which was later named Hawking radiation. At one point he held the Lucasian Chair, which in the anti-time future created by Q, Data held this position after his retirement from Starfleet. (TNG: "All Good Things...")
In 2369, Lieutenant Commander Data created a holodeck version of Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton in order to watch how three of the greatest Human scientists would interact during a game of poker. Data's observations were "most illuminating". (TNG: "Descent")
Both of the 24th century Starfleet shuttlecraft Hawking were named in honor of Hawking. (TNG: "The Host"; Star Trek Generations)
- Stephen Hawking was portrayed by himself.