Stephen Hawking is one of the greatest geniuses of our time. After Albert Einstein, he is one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history. Though this great cosmologist is afflicted with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), it did not deter him from pursuing Physics. This book is an unbeatable person's biography in an engaging manner. It sketches a candid portrait of this one of a kind personality giving insight into his personal and professional life. In a simple language, the complex and confusing world of science have been explained that Hawking as a scientist has traversed through his life. Thus it is comprehensible to even a lay person. The book unravels the life of Hawking's from the time he was a college student, to becoming a great cosmologist. An inspiring book which will help the reader know one of the greatest minds of the present age.