PROFESSOR Stephen Hawking was not well enough to attend an event to celebrate his 70th birthday at the University of Cambridge yesterday.

Professor Stephen Hawking was not well enough to attend an event to celebrate his 70th birthday at the University of Cambridge today.

He may be one of the world’s most eminent scientists but one thing remains a mystery to Professor Stephen Hawking – women.

Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman has won the 2011 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his discovery of quasicrystals.