Hawking was awarded the Copley Medal from the Royal Society ( 2006 ) , the Presidential Medal of Freedom which is America 's highest civilian honour ( 2009 ) , and the Russian Special Fundamental Physics Prize ( 2013 ) .
Hawking was awarded the CopleyMedal from the Royal Society ( 2006 ) , [ 257 ] the Presidential Medal of Freedom which is America 's highest civilian honour ( 2009 ) , [ 258 ] [ 259 ] and the Russian Special Fundamental Physics Prize ( 2013 ) .