Essays Tagged: "oxford england"

STEPHEN J. HAWKING

his middle name is.Stephen J. Hawkingby Rachel FinckStephen Hawking was born in January of 1942 in Oxford, England. Hegrew up near London and was educated at Oxford, from which he received hisBA in 1 ...

(6 pages) 123 1 4.6 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Dinosaurs

antell, who named them iguanodon. About the same time, other fossil teeth and bones were found near Oxford, England, by Rev. William Buckland. These were named Megalosaurus. Thousands of specimens hav ...

(3 pages) 64 0 5.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geology & Geosciences

Stephen Hawking: Scientist, Human, Hero

The most famous physicist and scientist in the world, Stephen Hawking, was born in Oxford England on January 8th,1942. His parents originally lived in London, but since world war II w ... ly lived in London, but since world war II was still being waged, they thought it better to live in Oxford. Later they moved to St. Albans where he went to Saint Albans School, then to University Coll ... atural science.He then went to Cambridge to research cosmology, being that there wasn't a course at Oxford.After gaining his Ph.D., he became a research fellow, he would later become a professional fe ...

(2 pages) 21 0 0.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Richard I, the Lionhearted

Richard I, of EnglandRichard I was born at Beaumont Palace in Oxford, England on September 8, 1157. He was the third son of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine ...

(2 pages) 19 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

King Richard I The Lionhearted

third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitane. He was born on September 8 1157, at Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England. He acceded the throne on September 3 1189; he was crowned at Westminster Abbey, in ...

(9 pages) 14 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Stephen Hawkings: A Great Personality

Stephen Hawkings On January 8th, 1942, in Oxford, England, a boy named Stephen Hawking was born. Though nobody knew it at the time, but Stephe ... .After Stephen graduated from Cambridge with his B.A., Stephen went on to enroll at the prestigious Oxford University. He continued his studying there until he graduated in 1966 with a Ph.D.Stephen fi ...

(6 pages) 15 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942, in Oxford, England. His father, Frank, was a specialist in tropical medicine, his profession often kept ... ysics and chemistry. Another reason he did not take mathematics was because it was not available at Oxford University, his local college. When he was growing up, he was a ?self-learner?. His friends d ... emembering, until he remembered it all, which took all of two hours. Stephen Hawking graduated from Oxford University at the age of twenty in 1962. He then took a trip to Prussia with a friend. During ...

(6 pages) 14 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Alice In Wonderland

. He changed his name when writing this book so his reputation wouldn't be ruined. Carroll lived in Oxford, England. He taught at Christ Church for thirty years (1850-1880). He also attended school th ...

(4 pages) 20 1 4.8 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Alice In Wonderland

. He changed his name when writing this book so his reputation wouldn't be ruined. Carroll lived in Oxford, England. He taught at Christ Church for thirty years (1850-1880). He also attended school th ...

(4 pages) 17 0 1.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists