An eye-catching piece appearing in today’s edition of The Independent featured the thoughts of luminaries from the scientific world – renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, U.C. Berkeley computer-science ...

Tuesday marked Stephen Hawking's 71st birthday, an occasion that anthropologist Hélène Mialet commemorated with a fantastic essay about the legendary physicist's place in history and popular culture.

Stephen Hawking is the world's most famous scientist. I can't think of another example of a scientist who has had so many headlines and, now, a biographic movie while still alive. The Theory of ...

Stephen Hawking, diagnosed with a motor neuron disease early in life, defied expectations to become a renowned cosmologist. He viewed the universe as governed by natural laws, not divine intent, and ...

Hawking's contributions, without a doubt, make for a legacy worth remembering. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Famed physicist ...