Stephen Hawking during his tour of the ATLAS cavern 2006 Picture 01 : from left to right, theorist Thomas Hertog, ATLAS spokesperson Peter Jenni and ATLAS deputy spokesperson Fabiola Gianotti. PHOTOLAB

Steven Hawking during his visit to the Theory Unit of the Physics Department at CERN – Visit in the LHC tunnel, focalisation's area of the beam at point 1. 2006 PHOTOLAB

Stephen Hawking's week long visit to CERN included an 'exceptional CERN colloquium: the Origin of the Universe" which filled six auditoriums. 2006 PHOTOLAB

Stephen Hawking during his visit to the mounting hall of CMS experiment at point 5 (Cessy). 2006 PHOTOLAB

Professor Hawking (University of Cambridge) gives a conference at CERN : The Creation of the Universe. 2009 PHOTOLAB

Prof. S. Hawking visiting the CERN Control Center, 17 Sept. 2009. 2009 PHOTOLAB

20 March 2013 - Participants in the Inaugural Fundamental Physics Prize Ceremony at Geneva CICG visit the LHC tunnel at Point 1 and ATLAS experimental cavern. 2013 PHOTOLAB