Personalities # 1 - Stephen Hawking

Welcome to the first post of July. The month of July is the "Personality Month" with facts on 31 personalities will be displayed in 31 days. Today we start with a personality considered the "Greatest Mind on Earth" who has written "A Brief History of Time:. You guessed it right! up for today is Dr. Stephen Hawking:

Stephen William Hawking is a British Theoretical Physicist and Applied Mathematician known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially in the context of black holes and Hawking Radiation. He is conferred with the Order of Champions of Honor, Order of the British Empire and is a member of the Fellow of Royal Society and Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts. He has also achieved success with works of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general; these include the runaway best seller A Brief History of Time, which stayed on the British Sunday Times bestsellers list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. His scientific career spans over 40 years. He has a neuro-muscular dystrophy that is related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a condition that has progressed over the years and has left him almost completely paralysed.