STEPHEN HAWKING

DID YOU KNOW THAT....

• Hawking was a slacker when it came to school studies
• Hawking was born on the 300th anniversary of Galileo's death
• Hawking's nickname was Einstein
• Hawking was in a rowing team in college
• After being diagnosed with ALS and was given a few years to live, he is still living today

ALSO, DID YOU KNOW THAT....

• Hawking had an aversion to biology at a young age
• Hawking helped create the boundless universe theory
• Hawking lost a bet on black holes
• Hawking has numerous awards and distinctions
• Hawking is a children's book author

AND DID YOU KNOW THAT....

• Hawking guest starred on the Big Bang Theory
• Hawking would choose to meet Marilyn Monroe over Isaac Newton
• His speech synthesizer has an American accent
• He is dependent on others to eat, bathe, dress, and speak
• Hawking is the 17th Lucasian Professor of Mathematics

OH, AND DID YOU KNOW THAT....

• Hawking believes in possibility of aliens
• Hawking took a zero gravity flight to "save" the human race
• There is a film on Hawking's life
• Hawking opened the Paralympic Games in 2012
• Hawking is the smartest man in the world

HISTORY

• Born: January 8, 1942
• Mother: E. Isobel Hawking
• Father: Frank Hawking
• Education: Oxford and Cambridge University

LIFE

• 1963: Diagnosed with ALS
• 1966: Submits a thesis on Black Holes
• 1970: Finds that Black Holes emit radiation
• 1979: Becomes 17th Lucasian Math Professor
• 1982: Awarded CBE

LIFE

• 1985: Hospitalized with pneumonia and causes permanent damage to voice
• 1988: Publishes book attempting to explain how the universe began
• 2004: Reverses the theory that Black Holes swallow everything in their path
• 2007: Becomes first quadriplegic to experience zero gravity
• 2009: Awarded 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama

THE END

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/29/world/europe/stephen-hawking-fast-facts/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking
• http://science.howstuffworks.com/dictionary/famous-scientists/physicists/10...