PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD.
HE WAS AWARDED PRESIDENTIAL
MEDAL OF FREEDOM IN 2090.
WE TALKED ABOUT HIS LEGACY
WITH THE CHIEF ASTRONOMER AT
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE DEREK PITS.
MUCH OF HIS WORK WAS
DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING THE
ORIGINS OF THE UNIVERSE,
UNDERSTANDING HOW BLACK HOLES
WORK AND UNDERSTANDING THE
ROLE THAT TIME PLAYNESS ALL OF
THAT.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, HE WAS
ALSO, REALLY, A MASTER AT
EXPLAINING VERY, VERY COMPLEX
CONCEPTS, TO A GENERAL PUBLIC
AUDIENCE.
HAWKING WAS BORN 300 YEARS
TO THE DAY AFTER GALEEO DIED
AND HELD SAME JOB AT CAMBRIDGE
