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  • DUBLIN, IRELAND - JULY 21: Professor Stephen Hawking lost one of the most famous bets in scientific history when he rejected the 1975 black hole theory that helped make his name during a media event
  • LONDON - NOVEMBER 2: Scientist Stephen Hawking reads out names during a vigil at Trafalgar Square at which a list of names of people killed in the Iraq war is read out November 2, 2004 in London. The vigil, organized by Stop the War Coalition is to coincide with similar events throughout the world on the day of the United States presidential election. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
  • LONDON - DECEMBER 22: (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) Producer Simon Cowell (left), professor Stephen Hawking and writer Matt Groening (winner of Best International Show and Outstanding Contribution Award) (right) pose in the Awards Room at the
  • ASTURIAS, SPAIN - APRIL 12: Crown Prince Felipe (L) and Princes Letizia (C) attend Stephen Hawking's (2nd-R) conference at the
  • BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 17: (CHINA OUT) British scientist Stephen Hawking (C), is welcomed by Chinese people as he arrives at the Beijing Hotel on June 17, 2006 in Beijing, China. Stephen Hawking is visiting Beijing to attend an academic conference, according to state media. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
  • BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 18: (CHINA OUT) Cosmologist Stephen Hawking visits the Temple of Heaven on June 18, 2006, in Beijing, China. Hawking has arrived in Beijing prior to his lecture at the Great Hall of the People today where he will discuss the origins of the universe at the Strings 2006 International Conference, hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Theoretical Physics. The conference runs from June 19 ?24 at the Beijing Friendship Hotel. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)
  • BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 18: (CHINA OUT) Cosmologist Stephen Hawking visits the Temple of Heaven on June 18, 2006, in Beijing, China. Hawking has arrived in Beijing prior to his lecture at the Great Hall of the People today where he will discuss the origins of the universe at the Strings 2006 International Conference, hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Theoretical Physics. The conference runs from June 19 ?24 at the Beijing Friendship Hotel. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)
  • BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 18: (CHINA OUT) Cosmologist Stephen Hawking visits the Temple of Heaven on June 18, 2006, in Beijing, China. Hawking has arrived in Beijing prior to his lecture at the Great Hall of the People today where he will discuss the origins of the universe at the Strings 2006 International Conference, hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Theoretical Physics. The conference runs from June 19 ?24 at the Beijing Friendship Hotel. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)
  • LONDON - JANUARY 17: Professor Stephen Hawking delivers his speech at the release of the 'Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' on January 17, 2007 in London, Ebgland. A group of scientists assessing the dangers posed to civilisation have moved the Doomsday Clock forward two minutes closer to midnight as an indication and warning of the threats of nuclear war and climate change. (Photo by Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)
  • LONDON - JANUARY 17: Professor Stephen Hawking delivers his speech at the release of the 'Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' on January 17, 2007 in London, Ebgland. A group of scientists assessing the dangers posed to civilisation have moved the Doomsday Clock forward two minutes closer to midnight as an indication and warning of the threats of nuclear war and climate change. (Photo by Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)
  • LONDON - JANUARY 17: Professor, Stephen Hawking delivers his speech at the release of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on January 17, 2007 in London, England. A group of scientists assessing the dangers posed to civilisation have moved the Doomsday Clock forward two minutes closer to midnight as an indication and warning of the threats of nuclear war and now also climate change. (Photo by Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON - JANUARY 17: Kennette Benedict (R) participates in a press conference with Stephen Hawking (via teleconference) held by the The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists where it was announced that the group is moving the minute hand of the
  • BERKELEY, CA - MARCH 13: Physicist Professor Stephen Hawking speaks at Zellerbach Auditorium on the UC Berkeley campus March 13, 2007 in Berkeley, California. Hawking delivered the annual J. Robert Oppenheimer Lecture in Physics to a sold out crowd. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
  • BERKELEY, CA - MARCH 13: Physicist Professor Stephen Hawking speaks at Zellerbach Auditorium on the UC Berkeley campus March 13, 2007 in Berkeley, California. Hawking delivered the annual J. Robert Oppenheimer Lecture in Physics to a sold out crowd. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
  • BERKELEY, CA - MARCH 13: Physicist Professor Stephen Hawking speaks at Zellerbach Auditorium on the UC Berkeley campus March 13, 2007 in Berkeley, California. Hawking delivered the annual J. Robert Oppenheimer Lecture in Physics to a sold out crowd. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON - AUGUST 12: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) presents the Medal of Freedom to physicist Stephen Hawking during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama presented the medal, the highest civilian honor in the United States, to 16 recipients during the ceremony. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON - AUGUST 12: U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Steven Hawking during a ceremony at the White House August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
  • NEW YORK - JUNE 02: Physicist Stephen Hawking (L) onstage during the 2010 World Science Festival Opening Night Gala at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
  • NEW YORK - JUNE 02: Physicist Stephen Hawking onstage during the 2010 World Science Festival Opening Night Gala at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on June 2, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
  • UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JANUARY 29: In this handout photo provided by Universal Studios Hollywood, Physicist Stephen Hawking visited Universal Studios Hollywood on January 29, 2011 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Universal Studios Hollywood via Getty Images)
  • LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 29: Phil and Paul Hartnoll of Orbital perform with Professor Stephen Hawking during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics at the Olympic Stadium on August 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images)
 

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