Stephen Hawking

Legend Frank and Isobel Hawking, both Oxford graduates, gave birth to Stephen Hawking on January 8, 1942. Hawking was known as "Einstein" during his early school years, despite the fact that he was not academically successful at the time. However, he continued to advance in science and was encouraged by well-known mathematician Dikran Tahta. Despite his father's worries that a degree in mathematics would limit his professional options, Hawking decided to pursue it. Hawking received a scholarship in 1959 and enrolled at Oxford a year early to study chemistry and physics. He received a first-class honors degree and went on to Trinity Hall in Cambridge to pursue his Ph.D. studies.

Hawkins was diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 21. He is almost completely paralyzed as a result of the disease, and can only communicate through a voice generator. Fortunately, he married while working on his Ph.D., and he graduated in March 1966. Hawking was appointed Lucasion Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge in 1979 when he was 37 years old. He would stay in that role for the following 30 years, retiring in 2009.

In the field of science, Stephen Hawking has been responsible for game-changing breakthroughs. He has created theories on gravitational singularity theorems, predictions that black holes release radiation (affectionately known as Hawking radiation), and is an outspoken advocate of quantum mechanics, all while collaborating with fellow scientist Roger Penrose. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and has received numerous honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the highest civilian award in the United States. He's also had a lot of success with his science books. With a total of 237 weeks on the British Sunday Times bestsellers list, his book A Brief History of Time set a new record (or almost 5 years to be more precise).

Although he passed away at the age of 76, with his dedication, he is still one of the greatest professors in human history. And with his wealth, he has his name on the list of the richest professors.

Net Worth: $20 Million