Steffani Grondin admits it sounds "super cheesy," but Stephen Hawking convinced her to reach for the stars. Steffani Grondin says other members of the UBC Astronomy club are devastated by the loss of Hawking, and she's not the only one who he inspired. But, on a whim, she checked out a book from her local library: A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. Steffani Grondin, co-president of the UBC Astronomy club and an honours student of astronomy and physics, observes the 2017 solar eclipse. "Maybe one of us will be the next Stephen Hawking.

Source: CBC News March 14, 2018 06:11 UTC