Stephen Hawking

Skymorials Editorial "Life would be tragic if it weren't funny. I have no idea. People who boast about their IQ are losers." - Stephen William Hawking

Skymorials Editorial Stephen Hawking, one of the most influential scientists of our time, has died at the age of 76.

Skymorials Editorial He attended University College, Oxford, where he studied physics and further - went on to Cambridge to research cosmology, the study of the universe as a whole.

Skymorials Editorial This cultural icon appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Simpsons and The Big Bang Theory.

Skymorials Editorial When he was 21, Stephen was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) –a condition that would gradually affects how brain cells communicate with the body’s muscles. He was told that he only had two years to live. He defied doctors’ predictions, living for a further 55 years after his diagnosis.

Skymorials Editorial He was engaged to his longtime partner Jane Wilde – with whom he later had three children, Robert, Lucy and Tim.

Skymorials Editorial His life was immortalised in the Oscar-winning film, The Theory of Everything.

Skymorials Editorial Outstanding physicist and cultural icon has received many awards for his work including the 1979 Albert Einstein Medal, the Order of the British Empire (Commander) in 1982 and the 1988 Wolf Prize in Physics.

Skymorials Editorial He was given a special computer that talked for him, which he controlled by moving a muscle in his cheek