Stephen Hawking
1. Stephen Hawking was born on
January 8, 1942, in Oxford,
England.
2. Despite being diagnosed with
ALS at 21, he continued
groundbreaking work in
theoretical physics.
3. Hawking's most famous book, "A
Brief History of Time," sold over 25
million copies worldwide.
4. He formulated the theory that
black holes emit radiation, now
,known as Hawking radiation.
5. Hawking's "The Grand Design"
co-authored with Leonard
Mlodinow explores the nature of
the universe.
6. His computerized voice, used
for communication, became
iconic globally.
7. Hawking held the Lucasian
Professorship of Mathematics at
the University of Cambridge, once
held by Isaac Newton.
8. He received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 2009, the
highest civilian honor in the
United States.
, 9. Hawking's work on the
singularity theorem demonstrated
the inevitability of the Big Bang.
10. In 2014, "The Theory of
Everything," a biographical film
about Hawking, won several
awards.
11. Despite his condition, Hawking
married twice, first to Jane Wilde
and later to Elaine Mason.
12. His children, Lucy, Robert, and
Timothy, followed diverse career
paths.
13. Hawking contributed to
understanding the intersection of