Horizon
Thu 15 Sep, 9:00 pm - 9:50 pm 50mins
Horizon explores Professor Stephen Hawking's most controversial theory and possibly his greatest mistake.
For thirty years the most famous scientist in the world, Stephen Hawking, defended an extraordinary idea, an idea some claimed would undermine the whole of science. It was called the information paradox. It led one opponent to dub Hawking "the most stubborn man in the universe!" But finally a year ago Hawking had to admit that he'd been wrong all along. Now as he nears the end of his extraordinary career Stephen Hawking's scientific legacy is being called into question like never before.
For a year Horizon has been filming behind the scenes with Hawking as he struggles to finish what many think might be his last scientific paper. If he succeeds he may be able to end his career on a high, confirming his status as one of the great figures in physics. But the odds are against him, as his physical health continues to decline.
This is an extraordinary story of one man's defiance of disability and his peers. It is a story that ranges from the beginning of the universe, which Hawking explored, to the intensive care unit of Addenbrookes, where he was taken and was critically ill for 3 months. On his hospital bed he had an insight which he hopes will form the basis of his latest comeback.
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