Professor Stephen William Hawking was born on 8 January 1942 in Oxford, England, which is exactly 300 years after the death of Galileo1. From a very early age Hawking showed the qualities2 of a scientist. He was always inquisitive3 and liked to build mode Professor Stephen William Hawking was born on 8 January 1942 in Oxford, England, which is exactly 300 years after the death of Galileo1. From a very early age Hawking showed the qualities2 of a scientist. He was always inquisitive3 and liked to build mode