Stephen William Hawking was born on January 8, 1942. Stephen graduated from Oxford University in 1962. From 1965, Hawking at the University of Cambridge worked as a researcher at Gonville and Keys College. In 1974, Hawking became a member of the Royal Society of London. Already in the early 1960s, Hawking began to show signs of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which subsequently led to paralysis. Hawking studied the theories of black holes and the emergence of the world as a result of the Big Bang. Hawking was ranked eighth in the "100 Geniuses of Our Time" rating. Hawking has received many awards for his contributions to science. Stephen Hawking passed away on March 14, 2018.