Full Name: Stephen  William Hawking

Lived Between: 1942-

Nationality: British

Primary Occupation: Theoretical Physicist

Claim to Fame: Stephen Hawking's efforts at combining Einstein's general relativity theory with quantum mechanics have earned him a fair amount of praise from the scientific community and laymen alike.

Recommended DVD: A Brief History of Time -- Stephen Hawking

Recommended Link: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/html/home.html