Stephen Hawking was the most recognisable scientist of modern times. His life fascinated people for decades, culminating in an Oscar-winning portrayal of him in the film 'The Theory of Everything'.

Exactly 300 years later, on January 8, 1942, Stephen Hawking entered the worldâ a baby who would go on to rewrite the rules of modern cosmology. Coincidence? Perhaps. But the universe seems to ...