Stephen Hawking
By: Bell, Calvert, Weirich, White, Wooledge
“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.” -Stephan Hawking
Birth and Childhood
Adulthood, Struggles, and Personal Life
Hawking continued his studies at the University of Cambridge, majoring in cosmology. It was during this time that his father noticed him constantly tripping and falling over. At 21, he went to the hospital and was diagnosed with ALS, a disease which weakens the nerves throughout the body and paralyzes the patient. It eventually kills the patient. He was given two and a half years to live.
Hawking did not let this slow him down: he remained optimistic and tried to focus on other endeavours. The little time he had left motivated him to finish his doctorate degree in cosmology. But he lived far beyond what was estimated. His condition continued to worsen when he contracted pneumonia. He underwent an operation that helped his pneumonia, but made him mute. After recovering, he was wheelchair-bound and communicated through a computer device. With his optimism, his family and friends’ care, and his young diagnosis, he was able to live long and prosper.
Before his ALS diagnosis, Hawking met a young woman named Jane Wilde, who he married in 1965. Hawking and Wilde had two sons and a daughter: Robert, Lucy, and Timothy. Their relationship lasted until 1990, when Hawking left for his nurse, Elaine Mason. The marriage was stressful on his kids, but after he divorced Mason in 2006 he became closer with his family. Hawking and Wilde remarried in 2007, and they remain married to this day.
Accomplishments
“However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.” -Stephan Hawking
Conflicts and Resolution
Hawking's conflict in life is is that he has ALS. But, he never let it slow him down if he couldn’t do something he would find another way, he always keeps going and does whatever he can get. His life motto is “There are no boundaries.”
For other information, news articles of Hawking's and his personal website can be found below
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Hawking, Jane. "How I Met and Fell in Love with Stephen Hawking." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Web. 18 Mar. 2016.
"How Has Stephen Hawking Lived Past 70 with ALS?" Scientific American. Web. 21 Mar. 2016.
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"Stephen Hawking Makes a Big Bang." ABC News. ABC News Network, 06 Apr. 2012. Web. 18 Mar. 2016.
"Stephen Hawking - Motivational Video." YouTube. Web. 18 Mar. 2016.
"Texas A&M Physics Dedicates Stephen Hawking Auditorium." Mitchell Institute. Web. 18 Mar. 2016.
"Why Stephen Hawking Believes the next 100 Years May Be Humanity’s Toughest Test." Washington Post. The Washington Post. Web. 18 Mar. 2016.
"World Famous Physicist Stephen Hawking Performs Big Bang Theory Theme Song in Surprise Comic-Con Appearance." Mail Online. Associated Newspapers, 20 July 2013. Web. 21 Mar. 2016.