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Events in March 2018 5
1942 – 2018Stephen HawkingA Brief History of TimeTheoretical physicist known for his work on black holes.
1942 – 2018Stephen Hawking (1942-2018)Died 14 March 2018, aged 76British theoretical physicist known for his work on black holes and cosmology, and for the bestselling book A Brief History of Time. He continued his research for decades despite being diagnosed with motor neurone disease in his twenties. He became one of the most recognizable scientists in the world.
2018Iditarod 2018Winner: Joar Leifseth Ulsom — 9 days 12hNorwegian Joar Leifseth Ulsom won the 2018 Iditarod after Dallas Seavey withdrew amid a doping controversy.
2018Novichok poisoning of Sergei and Yulia SkripalFormer Russian spy poisoned with nerve agent in SalisburyFormer Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with the Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury, England. British authorities blamed Russian intelligence agents, leading to the mass expulsion of Russian diplomats by the UK and allied countries. Both victims survived after weeks of critical care.
2018Cambridge Analytica data scandalFacebook user data harvested without consent for political targetingReports revealed that political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica had harvested the personal data of tens of millions of Facebook users without consent. The scandal triggered global scrutiny of data privacy practices and led Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the US Congress. Cambridge Analytica shut down in May 2018.