Of course, the possibility of success in spite of circumstances may always exist, but the fact remains that Hawking had an exceptional personality and uncommon intelligence, which enabled him to ...

We typically only think of Stephen Hawking as the brilliant theoretical physicist confined to a wheelchair. But the trailer for "The Theory of Everything" shows Hawking in a whole new human light.

Stephen Hawking was a British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author whose study and work on black holes and the universe made him one of the most recognisable figures in the field of science.