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This is Professor Stephen Hawking.

  • He was one of the world’s greatest scientists.

  • He was born in Oxford in 1942.

  • He was an expert in space and cosmology (the science of the universe).

  • He said that he wanted to have a complete understanding of the universe.

  • He wrote best-selling books.

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Watch: The achievements of Professor Stephen Hawking

In the 20th century, Professor Stephen Hawking made a huge difference to the world by solving some of the biggest mysteries of the universe and helping ordinary people to understand science.

"Black holes are stranger than anything dreamed up by science fiction writers but they are firmly matters of science fact."

Born in 1942, Stephen was clever, curious and loved mathematics!

He studied and worked at two of the world's most famous universities, Oxford and Cambridge.He said his goal was to have a complete understanding of the Universe.

But when he was 21, Stephen’s b