hawking

This scientist was born on january 8, 1942, in Oxford, England. He grew up in London until age 8, when the Hawking family moved to St Albans in Hertfordshire. He was a good student, although not an exceptional one, but he was always interested in science. Later on, at University College, Oxford, Stephen Hawking wanted to study mathematics-but this was not offered at University College, so he chose physics . Hawking finished university in Oxford in 1962, but stayed there to study astronomy. Finally he left Oxford for trinity hall, cambridge, to study theoretical astronomy and cosmology. Just after arriving at cambridge at age 21, symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS) first appeared .ALS is a neuron disease which can cause a total loss of muscular control -doctors said Stephen would not survive more that two or three years, so he didn't see much point in obtaining a doctorate any more. But everything changed in 1965, when Stephen Hawking finally married Jane Wilde and rega/ned interest in finishing his studies. Hawking gained his Ph. D., became a research fellow and later on a professorial Fellow. Today Stephen hawking is almost completely paralyzed but he's sill working and still hopes to find a theory of everything one day