10 Interesting Fact About The life and work of Stephen Hawking
10 Interesting Fact About The life and work of Stephen Hawking
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Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942, which coincided with Galileo Galilei's birthday, and died on March 14, 2018.
Hawking is diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) at the age of 21 years and is expected to only live for two years.
Although paralyzed, Stephen Hawking is still able to communicate through computer technology that is equipped with sound synthesis.
Stephen Hawking married Jane Wilde in 1965 and had three children, Robert, Lucy, and Timothy. After divorce in 1995, Hawking remarried Elaine Mason in the same year, but then divorced in 2006.
Hawking is known as a brilliant theoretical physicist and has made many important discoveries and contributions in the field of cosmology, including the theory of general relativity and black holes.
Hawking is the author of famous popular books, including A Brief History of Time and The Universe in A Nutshell.
Hawking often appears on various television and film shows, including The Simpsons, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Big Bang Theory, and Theory of Everything.
Hawking often expresses his views on various social and political issues, including climate change, the existence of aliens, and artificial intelligence.
In 2007, Stephen Hawking experienced a large zero in space in the Zero Gravity aircraft provided by the S7 Airlines airline.
Hawking was awarded a number of awards and honorary degrees during his life, including the title of British Nobility and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from the President of the United States.
