Stephen Hawking, the renowned 72-year-old English theoretical physicist and cosmologist whose "A Brief History of Time" stayed on the British Sunday Times best-sellers list for a record-breaking 237 weeks, has joined Facebook.

Hawking gained 1.8 million likes since his initial post on Oct. 8. His first post on the social network boasted more than 100,000 likes from people around the world.

A post made by Hawking indicates that Hawking may become passionate about how people connect via online across the globe through social media.

"I have always wondered what makes the universe exist. Time and space may forever be a mystery, but that has not stopped my pursuit. Our connections to one another have grown infinitely and now that I have the chance, I'm eager to share this journey with you. Be curious, I know I will forever be. Welcome, and thank you for visiting my Facebook Page," Hawking scribed.

This comes exactly a month prior to the U.S. theatrical release of the 2014 James Marsh-directed film "The Theory of Everything," which premiered in September during the Toronto International Film Festival and stars Eddie Redmayne as Hawking. The title of the film takes it name from the unauthorized 2002 book of some collected works by Hawking, "The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe."

The British romantic biopic inspired by the memoir "Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen" by Jane Hawking, handles her relationship with her famous ex-husband, his success in physics and the crippling disease.

Hawking's longtime battle with a motor neuron disease related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. This has left him a quadriplegic, and he speaks through a computer-generated voice amplifier.

The diseases hasn't affected Hawking's sense of humor: he even jokes about his "robot voice."

"Some people say I'm an alien myself, with my robot voice," he said in regards to attending STARMUS festival which is held on Tenerife in the Canary Islands. "I greatly enjoyed the STARMUS festival. It is a combination of science and rock music, both of which I love."

On Oct. 24, Hawking posted a video in honor of the ice-bucket drenchings, which numerous celebrities endured in support of ALS. According to the A.L.S. Association, it had received $41.8 million in donations from July 29 until Aug. 21.

"It wouldn't have been very safe for me to have done the ice bucket challenge, but that is why I have three beautiful children who could take the plunge for me," Hawking said, urging followers to donate to Motor Neurone Disease Association.

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