Stephen Hawking

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Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942, in England. He was a British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author.

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Cosmology is the science of the origin and development of the universe. It studies how the universe began, evolved, and what it contains.

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Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) at age 21. ALS is a disease where the nerves controlling muscles shut down, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

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'A Brief History of Time' published in 1988. It became an instant success, spending more than four years on the London Sunday Times bestseller list and has been translated into over 40 languages.

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Because 'A Brief History of Time' wasn't as easy to understand as hoped. 'The Universe in a Nutshell' offered a more illustrated and accessible guide to cosmology's big theories.

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A single unifying theory that can combine cosmology (study of the big) with quantum mechanics (study of the small) to explain how the universe began.

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In 'The Grand Design' (2010), Hawking argued that God was not necessary to create the universe. He said the Big Bang was an inevitable consequence of physics laws, and 'spontaneous creation' explains …

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Doctors gave him two and a half years to live when he was diagnosed at age 21. However, he lived much longer, passing away in 2018 at age 76.