The famous theoretical physicist and former St Albans School pupil died last week, but how much do you know about his life?
Professor Stephen Hawking, who famously explored the black hole phenomena, died on Wednesday, March 14 at the age of 76.
Take our quiz to see how much you know about the revolutionary scientist (knowledge of theoretical physics not required).
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