February

Our second Scientist of the Month of the spring semester is none other than the genius himself, Stephen Hawking.

Many people know his name and many know his book A Brief History of Time which spent an unprecedented, record-breaking 237 weeks on the British Sunday Times best-seller list!

Hawking has appeared in many areas of pop culture, including a Pink Floyd song, an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Big Bang Theory, and The Simpsons.

Suffering from early-onset, slow-progressing form of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Hawking was diagnosed in 1963. He now controls his communication device with his cheek muscles.