Professor Stephen Hawking addresses Headway conference

The transcript discusses the author's return to work after surgery, using software to edit and correct a book titled 'A Brief History of Time', published in 1988. The book achieved significant success, staying on The Sunday Times bestsellers list for over four years. The original title was 'From The Big Bang to Black Holes: A Short History of Time', but it was shortened. The book's title has been imitated multiple times, including a recent radio program titled 'The Brief History of Tim'.

What software did the author use to edit and correct their book?

What is the significance of the phrase 'the rest is history' in the context of the book?