Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking was a human scientist and theoretical physicist in the late 20th early 21st century.

In 2004, Hawking attended the opening of the Tomorrow Windows at Tate Modern. (PROSE: The Tomorrow Windows)

When Dalek Thay encountered the Cybermen, Mickey Smith compared this to Stephen Hawking meeting the speaking clock, a reference to his paralysis which required him to use a voicebox to speak. (TV: Doomsday)

Stephen Hawking died some time before 2050, where the famous scientist Alistair Gryffen used the phrase "Hawking's Ghost!" to express shock. (TV: The Last Oak Tree)

Behind the scenes
Hawking was portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch in a 2004 BBC dramatisation of his time at Cambridge University.