Learn more about the renowned British scientist, professor, and author who spent his entire career trying to answer the question: "Where did the universe come from?"

Stephen Hawking was born exactly three hundred years after the death of the scientist Galileo, so maybe it was written in the stars that he would become a famous scientist in his own right. Although he was diagnosed with a neurological disease at age 21, Stephen did not let the illness define his life. Known for his groundbreaking work in physics, and identified by his wheelchair and computerized voice system, Stephen continued his research until his death in 2018. He is best known for his black hole theories and his best-selling book A Brief History of Time. Stephen Hawking is an example of a person who had a great mind, but an even greater spirit.

为了解开神秘的石柱突然屹立于地面并攻击人的秘密，原子动力太空般帝斯卡巴里号出发飞往距离八亿公里远的木星。此宇宙飞船的成员包括波曼船长、布鲁飞行员及三个在圆筒内冬眠的队员等五人。途中电脑HAL发生错乱，破坏了冬眠装置，布鲁被诱出船外，于黑暗的太空中被杀，波曼船长则被困在母船中，与之展开生死格斗，结果人类终于获胜。不久宇宙飞船在进入木星的轨道后，因船长发现某地有与月球上的石柱一模一样的东西，就驶向它，却发生意外。当他醒来时，看见自已正和宇宙飞船在路易十六的寝室中。超越时间与空间，所有的一切东西都消失于白光之中后，飘浮在太空上的绿色地球，由一胎儿看守着，此胎儿正是波曼转世而成的，正继续等待着自己出生的日子。这部内容以不远的未来为背景，在广阔的宇宙空间中，人类将面对不可思议之事。