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About Stephen Hawking Professor Hawking is one of a few research scientists with broad public recognition. He is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics -- the chair once held by Isaac Newton at Cambridge University. Professor Hawking approaches science with his belief that we should all be engaged in the dialogue of humanity. He is a living scientific legend; his first trade book, A Brief History of Time, is among the most popular science books of all time, having sold over ten million copies in 40 languages since its 1988 publication. Serving as the inspiration for a feature 35-mm film in 1992, the book was updated as an illustrated edition in 1995. Hawking’s work inspired a 1997 PBS series, also released in video. This media success turned Hawking into a virtual pop icon; he played himself on Simpsons and Star Trek episodes. His The Universe in a Nutshell (2001), an extensively illustrated book, amplified his cosmology and received the prestigious Aventis Prize for 2002. (For more information, please visit: www.hawking.org.uk.) |
