The image of the great astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has long become iconic, his name is synonymous with genius, courage, and hope. Once upon a time, a Cambridge student was given a terrible diagnosis - ALS - and was promised no more than two years to live. The young man rushed to finish his dissertation in case he had time. And he managed to: make a huge contribution to the study of the mysteries of the universe, become famous throughout the world for popular science books for adults and children, become the hero of feature films and documentaries, get married twice, have grandchildren... In the body of a disabled person, deprived of movement and speech, lived an indomitable creature, radiating energy, intelligence, humor and charm to the entire planet. American writer Kitty Ferguson has been publishing books and giving lectures on cosmology to a wide audience for many years. Her “talent for translating from the language of physicists into simple human language” brought her international fame. She wrote Hawking's biography with the approval and help of her hero and, as a result, was able not only to recreate his personal story, but also to captivatingly tell about his scientific work aimed at understanding the very foundations of the universe.