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Stephen Hawking Biography

Stephen Hawking is known for his work regarding black holes and for authoring
several popular science books. He suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is
and why it exists at all.
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking - Mini Biography (TV-14; 3:59) Stephen Hawking's chief theory is that
black holes should emit radiation, which is known as Hawking radiation. His popular
science book, "A Brief History of Time," has made science accessible to everyone.

Synopsis
Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942, in Oxford, England. At an early age,
Hawking showed a passion for science and the sky. At age 21, while studying cosmology at
the University of Cambridge, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Despite
his debilitating illness, he has done groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology, and his
several books have helped to make science accessible to everyone. Part of his life story was
depicted in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything.
Professor Hawking has twelve honorary degrees. He was awarded the CBE in 1982, and
was made a Companion of Honour in 1989. He is the recipient of many awards, medals and
prizes, is a Fellow of The Royal Society and a Member of the US National Academy of
Sciences.
Stephen was diagnosed with ALS, a form of Motor Neurone Disease, shortly after his 21st
birthday. In spite of being wheelchair bound and dependent on a computerised voice system
for communication Stephen Hawking continues to combine family life (he has three
children and three grandchildren), and his research into theoretical physics together with an
extensive programme of travel and public lectures. He still hopes to make it into space one
day.

If you feel god did so bad to you & now you cant do anything, you are helpless
then you must Google one name; The great Scientist Stephen Hawking. The
biggest example of positive attitude, passion for life, passion for work and
strongest Will Power. The greatest example of Courage & Will power that can
even beat death & any disability!
Today is the National Disability day of India. On the FM Radio, i heard many
Indian Heros who win & set an example for people in spite of Disability. I also
heard a new term for Disable i.e Differently Able. These are people who met
unfortunate accidents or never even blessed with a normal condition or body
but still they win. They ignored what they dont have & just focused on what
they have & what they can do to help people like them. They work really hard
& set examples for others. They are real Heros. While hearing the show, the
person who pop up in my mind is Stephen Hawkings.
Prof. Stephen Hawking is the biggest example of it. I really appreciate & salute
this man. He is a big inspiration to me.
Prof. Hawking is suffering from Motor neuron disease. ALS is a condition in
which a person body parts get paralysed with time & a person can survive max
6 7 years. But Mr Hawkings with his strong will power is living with this from
last 48 years. He has been in a wheelchair for almost 42 years with almost
every body part paralyses except his sharp mind & cant even speak for 28
years.
He embodies the importance of taking obstacles in ones stride. This disease &
condition actually changed his outlook towards life. One might not have
earmarked Hawking as the next great scientist of a generation. He only learnt
to talk at 3 years old, read at 8 years old and was terribly lazy throughout his
schooling even during his studies at Cambridge University. Prof. Hawking had
a natural flare for Mathematics, However, upon finding out that University
College didnt offer Maths, Hawking jumped straight into a degree in Physics.
After finishing his undergraduate degree, he decided to study Cosmology at
Cambridge University.
He discovered his disease at tender age of 20s which shattered him for some
time, but then he decided not to give up & do his best till he live.
Professor Stephen Hawking may be in a wheelchair, and may have to speak
through a synthesizer, but he has nonetheless overcome an obstacle doctors
never thought he would to live for 48 years with ALS. Not only has Hawking
overcome a monumental obstacle; he has done so exceptionally, becoming a
role model.
He is well known & well respected theoretical physicist and cosmologist.
Working till now with his full paralysis body thru his brain, eye moment & his
VoiceText speech synthesiser & small computer fixed on his wheelchair . He is

continually giving his best to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity,
especially black holes, theorem of general relativity, etc.
Hawking has won numerous awards, medals and prizes worldwide for his
scientific prowess. Wanting to share his life with the world, Hawking has
released two autobiographies, wrote more than 15 books, has been awarded 12
honorary degrees and has even the title of Commander of the British Empire.
He lives life at its best even in the worst condition he is facing. He wants to
enjoy weightless condition so he took the weightless flight in 2007 which was
actually a big achievement in his condition. His wish is to go to space & I wish
that his dream will come true.
Why Im telling you his story? Its because i somewhere realized maybe most of
us are blessed with healthy body & mind conditions still we treat us as disable.
Sometimes we become soo helpless & give-up in front of the challenges we
face in our personal, social or professional lives. We break down & give up on
small things which are actually just pretty small in front of the Purpose we carry
for our life. Im sharing this because i want you to think about this man
courage, outlook & willpower whenever you feel like giving up.
Just think if a person like him can add so much to world & live meaningful life;
why cant you??
Its only willpower & positive outlook which can change your condition. Yes, it
may take time but it will change for sure!
So be positive, be inspirational & no matter who you are, what you are, how
much capable or incapable you think you are; Just get up, wipe your tears,
throw your pains & feeling of helplessness and work towards something you
really good at. Be the change you want to see.
Get up! Do something for yourself & humankind. Be an example, an inspiration
that gives hope to many!
Hope you also get motivated by Prof. Stephen Hawking like me.
In the end, I just want to share Prof. Stephen Hawking Quote:
Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make
sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be
curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you
can do and succeed at. It matters that you dont just give up.
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STEPHEN HAWKING
Brief Biography
Stephen William Hawking was born on 8 January 1942 (300 years after the death of
Galileo) in Oxford, England. His parents' house was in north London, but during the
second world war, Oxford was considered a safer place to have babies. When he was
eight, his family moved to St. Albans, a town about 20 miles north of London. At the
age of eleven, Stephen went to St. Albans School and then on to University College,
Oxford; his father's old college. Stephen wanted to study Mathematics, although his
father would have preferred medicine. Mathematics was not available at University
College, so he pursued Physics instead. After three years and not very much work, he
was awarded a first class honours degree in Natural Science.
Stephen then went on to Cambridge to do research in Cosmology, there being no one
working in that area in Oxford at the time. His supervisor was Denis Sciama, although
he had hoped to get Fred Hoyle who was working in Cambridge. After gaining his Ph.D.
he became first a Research Fellow and later on a Professorial Fellow at Gonville and
Caius College. After leaving the Institute of Astronomy in 1973, Stephen came to the
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics in 1979, and held the post
of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics from 1979 until 2009. The chair was founded in
1663 with money left in the will of the Reverend Henry Lucas who had been the
Member of Parliament for the University. It was first held by Isaac Barrow and then in
1669 by Isaac Newton. Stephen is still an active part of Cambridge University
and retains an office at the Department for Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics. His
title is now the Dennis Stanton Avery and Sally Tsui Wong-Avery Director of Research
at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics.
Stephen Hawking has worked on the basic laws which govern the universe. With Roger
Penrose he showed that Einstein's General Theory of Relativity implied space and time
would have a beginning in the Big Bang and an end in black holes. These results
indicated that it was necessary to unify General Relativity with Quantum Theory, the
other great Scientific development of the first half of the 20th Century. One
consequence of such a unification that he discovered was that black holes should not
be completely black, but rather should emit radiation and eventually evaporate and
disappear. Another conjecture is that the universe has no edge or boundary in
imaginary time. This would imply that the way the universe began was completely
determined by the laws of science.
His many publications include The Large Scale Structure of Spacetime with G F R Ellis,
General Relativity: An Einstein Centenary Survey, with W Israel, and 300 Years of
Gravity, with W Israel. Among the popular books Stephen Hawking has published are
his best seller A Brief History of Time, Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other
Essays, The Universe in a Nutshell, The Grand Design and My Brief History.
Professor Hawking has twelve honorary degrees. He was awarded the CBE in 1982,

and was made a Companion of Honour in 1989. He is the recipient of many awards,
medals and prizes, is a Fellow of The Royal Society and a Member of the US National
Academy of Sciences.
Stephen was diagnosed with ALS, a form of Motor Neurone Disease, shortly after his
21st birthday. In spite of being wheelchair bound and dependent on a computerised
voice system for communication Stephen Hawking continues to combine family life (he
has three children and three grandchildren), and his research into theoretical physics
together with an extensive programme of travel and public lectures. He still hopes to
make it into space one day.