Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking is Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge (Newton's old position). He is the author of A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, which remained on the New York Times bestseller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. Curiously, Hawking was born 300 years to the day after Galileo died.
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Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543): his life and work;
"On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) - his life and work;
"Dialogues Concerning Two Sciences". Johannes Kepler (1571-1630): his life and work;
"Harmony of the World" book five. Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727): his life and work;
"Principia". Albert Einstein (1879-1955): his life and work;
selections from "The Principle of Relativity".
