Stephen Hawking forever changed our understanding of the physical universe. Get to know him a little better as five Great Courses professors share their memories in a moving tribute.

1: The Great Courses Professors Remember Stephen Hawking

• Stephen Hawking. Some of us knew him because we took physics in high school and/or college. Some of us knew him from his celebrity cameos on shows such as “The Simpsons.” Some of us knew him as the focus of the award-winning film “The Theory of Everything.” And some of us knew him personally. Hear from five of The Great Courses’ favorite professors— Professor Benjamin Schumacher, Ph.D., Professor Alex Filippenko, Ph.D., Professor Felix J. Lockman, Ph.D., Professor Sean Carroll, Ph.D., and Professor Dan Hooper, Ph.D.—as they discuss their encounters (either through real-life meetings or via abstract inspiration) with physicist, author, and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge, Stephen Hawking. We all have our own view of this brilliant researcher, but hearing from the brilliant men he (almost) worked with, knew, or deeply inspired will provide new perspectives and insights into the extraordinary life of Stephen Hawking.