STEPHEN HAWKING

Stephen William Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author, who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge between 1979 and 2009. His scientific works included a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation. Hawking had a rare early-onset slow-progressing form of motor neuron disease (also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis "ALS") that gradually paralyzed him over the decades. He died on 14 March 2018 at the age of 76. During his career, Hawking supervised 39 successful PhD students. One doctoral student did not successfully complete the PhDs required by Cambridge University regulations.

Hawking died at his home, at the age of 76. His family stated that he "died peacefully”. He was eulogized by figures in science, entertainment, and politics. I consider Stephen Hawking a genius and an example of overcoming for many people in the world because despite his illness he was able to answer the most impossible questions of humanity.