“I hope that anyone in any part of the world will be able to get my research without hindrance and to think about it together, rather than to be awed by the great science of human discovery.”
Here's a time line of Dr. Hawking's life:
1942 - Born on 8 January in Oxford to Frank (1905–1986) and Isobel Eileen Hawking (née Walker; 1915–2013).
"Borlaug's life and achievement are testimony to the far-reaching contribution that one man's towering intellect, persistence and scientific vision can make to human peace and progress."
If you have time, you should read more about this incredible human being on his Wikipedia entry.