Stephen Hawking is the most inspiring scientist of the 21st century. Even though his whole body except his cheek bone went numb, he continues to create wonders in the field of cosmology. This proves that man any can do any thing with his will power. Let's have a quick view on Stephen Hawking's life history.
Hawking was born on 8 January,1942, in Oxford,England. He wanted to pursue Mathematics but since Mathamatics wasn't available at his University he studied Physics. After three years, Hawking was awarded first class honors degree in Life Sciences. He then went to Cambridge for doing research in field of cosmology.
He was diagonised with ALS a form of Motor Neuron Disease, shortly after his 21st birthday. The disease slowly weakened his upper and lower motor neuron system. Due to this, he soon became wheelchair bounded and dependent on computerised voice system for communication. Hawking fought back all these odds and worked on basic laws which govern the universe. His many publications include The Large Scale Structure of Space time with G F R Ellis, General Relativity: An Einstein Centenary Survey, with W Israel, and 300 Years of Gravity, with W Israel. Among the popular books Stephen Hawking has published are his best seller A Brief History of Time, Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays, The Universe in a Nutshell, The Grand Design and My Brief History.Professor Hawking has twelve honorary degrees. He was awarded the CBE in 1982, and was made a Companion of Honor in 1989. He is the recipient of many awards, medals and prizes, is a Fellow of The Royal Society and a Member of the US National Academy of Sciences.
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