Anyway, the man was incredibly inspirational and a hero of the scientific community, but there are still some things that people need to know about him, hence this listicle!
1. He had a difficult time in school:
He still went on to top the class and be accepted at Cambridge for a PhD, by the way.
2. First signs of ALS:
During his undergraduate program at Oxford, Hawking had already and - what at the time seemed inexplicably - fallen over with no provocation due to his muscles being affected by the disease. It wasn't until he started his course in Cambridge that he was diagnosed with ALS, in 1963, and given two years to live.
During his undergraduate program at Oxford, Hawking had already and - what at the time seemed inexplicably - fallen over with no provocation due to his muscles being affected by the disease. It wasn't until he started his course in Cambridge that he was diagnosed with ALS, in 1963, and given two years to live.
3. The turning point:
Hawking has credited his marriage in 1965 to Jane Wilde, a language student, as a turning point in his life at a time when he was unsure as to what the point of a degree was if he was to die soon. They went on to have three children - Robert, Lucy, and Timothy.
Hawking has credited his marriage in 1965 to Jane Wilde, a language student, as a turning point in his life at a time when he was unsure as to what the point of a degree was if he was to die soon. They went on to have three children - Robert, Lucy, and Timothy.
4. The end of the world:
Hawking, of course, would go on to become a world renowned scientist following his work related to the cosmos and predicting the existence of Hawking radiation, the detection of which has still not been possible and probably won't be any time soon, and his many books that have become legendary. He also predicted the end of the world as we know it, either by Global Warming, a new killer virus that may be the direct result of global warming, or a comet hurtling towards earth.
Hawking, of course, would go on to become a world renowned scientist following his work related to the cosmos and predicting the existence of Hawking radiation, the detection of which has still not been possible and probably won't be any time soon, and his many books that have become legendary. He also predicted the end of the world as we know it, either by Global Warming, a new killer virus that may be the direct result of global warming, or a comet hurtling towards earth.
5. Accolades and God:
In 2009 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for 30 years, taking up the post in 1979 and retiring on 1 October 2009. He is also a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge having held many other academic positions. In recent years, Professor Hawking has examined the relationship between science and religion, writing a 2010 book Grand Design, which argues that evoking God is not necessary to explain the origins of the universe.
In 2009 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for 30 years, taking up the post in 1979 and retiring on 1 October 2009. He is also a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge having held many other academic positions. In recent years, Professor Hawking has examined the relationship between science and religion, writing a 2010 book Grand Design, which argues that evoking God is not necessary to explain the origins of the universe.
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