Stephen Hawking:

1. Who is he?Who Is Stephen Hawking? Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist and cosmologist best known for advancing theoretical models on black holes and cosmic inflation, which he discusses in his popular writing on time and space.

2. Best quotes: -“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. ... -“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. ... -“Quiet people have the loudest minds.” ... -“Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.” ... -“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

3. Born: 8 January 1942 to tropical medicine researcher Frank Hawking and economics and philosophy student, Isobel Eileen Hawking.

4. Died : 14 March 2018, age 76.