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Lucy Hawking

ルーシー・ホーキング　/　るーしー・ほーきんぐ

Journalist from United Kingdom

November 2, 1969 (age 56)　・　London, United Kingdom

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novelist
writer

My Take

Lucy Hawking could have coasted on the most famous surname in physics; instead she found the harder, more generous job — translating the universe for children. As a journalist turned novelist and science communicator, she occupies a space I think is badly undervalued: the bridge between research and wonder. Her father described black holes in equations; she smuggles the same ideas into bedtime stories, which arguably reaches more future scientists than any lecture hall. I admire that she defined herself through craft rather than lineage. Her social handle, journey to space, says it plainly: the family business continues, just in a warmer voice.

Overview

Catherine Lucy Hawking (born 2 November 1970) is an English journalist, novelist, educator, and philanthropist. She is the daughter of the theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking and writer Jane Wilde. She lives in London, and is a children's novelist and science educator.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Lucy Hawking
Name (Japanese): ルーシー・ホーキング
Reading: るーしー・ほーきんぐ
Born: November 2, 1969 (age 56)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Rooster
Origin: London, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: journalist / novelist / writer / author / science communicator

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University College, Oxford

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://lucyhawking.com
Xhttps://x.com/journeytospace
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy%20Hawking

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