Author : Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking was widely regarded as one of the greatest theoretical physicists since Albert Einstein. He held the position of Lucas professor, one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world, at Cambridge for many years. Former holders before Hawking were all giants of science, like Isaac Newton and Paul Dirac. Hawking’s life is legendary. Suffering from a rare disease, he had to live in a wheelchair for most of his life, but the disease never destroyed him. Instead, he made extraordinary accomplishments in the field of theoretical physics with great courage and intelligence and left his mark in the history of science.