Glenn Starkman, Distinguished University Professor and professor of physics and astronomy, wrote a piece describing the scientific and cultural achievements of the late Stephen Hawking. The article, titled “The reverberating glow of Stephen Hawking’s daring theories and elastic mind,” was written for cleveland.com.
Starkman depicts the complicated theories that Hawking proposed, noting that, as the physicist had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, he lost his ability to write and had to perform all of his later calculations in his head. Additionally, Starkman commends Hawking’s interest in bringing science to popular culture.