Steven Hawking (1942-2018)

An English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge between 1979 and 20 0 9. Hawking achieved commercial success with several works of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general. His book A Brief History of Time appeared on the British Sunday Times best-seller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks.