Born Jan. 8, 1942, Stephen Hawking became a household name associated with his brilliance, and an icon with his wheelchair ...

Stephen Hawking, who has died aged 76, was Britain's most famous modern day scientist, a genius who dedicated his life to unlocking the secrets of the Universe. Born on January 8, 1942 -- 300 years to ...

On top of his contributions to physics, the scientific community and society at large, Hawking was a prolific face in popular culture, appearing in a rich tapestry of content ranging from The Simpsons ...

Stephen Hawking, the world-famous theoretical physicist, has died at the age of 76. Hawking’s children, Lucy, Robert and Tim said in a statement: “We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed ...

Here’s a look at the life of renowned theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astronomer and mathematician, Stephen Hawking. Personal Birth date: January 8, 1942 Death date: March 14, 2018 Birth place: ...

Born on January 8, 1942 -- 300 years to the day after the death of the father of modern science, Galileo Galilei -- he believed science was his destiny. But fate also dealt Hawking a cruel hand. Most ...

Quite early in life, I picked up the intellectual habit of probing the intellects of great thinkers, and there are a whole tribe of them that I came into contact with right from my secondary to ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. Scientists become celebrities so rarely that the 20th century produced only a handful of such figures, with Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking topping the ...

In the 17 years since the publication of A Brief History of Time, Dr. Hawking's bestselling exposition of physics, new data from particle physics and observational astronomy have shed light on efforts ...

*Stephen Hawking, the legendary scientist has died. He passed away early Wednesday at his home in Cambridge, England, his family said. He was 76. The physicist, who suffered from a debilitating ...