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Childhood
He was born on January 8, 1942, in Oxford, England. His family always had lived in London, but they moved to Oxford because of the second world war. -
University
When he was twenty in 1962, Hawking studied physics at University College, Oxford. -
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
In the early 1960s, they detected him amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a degenerative disease which causes loss of physical control. The doctors told him that his illness was going to end his life in a few years, but they were completely wrong. -
Marriage
Stephen married with Jane Hawking in 1965, they were together during 25 years, and they had 3 children. -
Blach Holes
In 1974, Stephen showed that black holes emit radiation, they aren’t completely black and they can even swallow light -
Lucasian Professor
During the 1970s, he continued studying physics and mathematics and in 1979 became a university’s lucasian professor of mathematics in Cambridge. -
Consequence of the Disease
Over the years he stopped walking and in 1985, he suffered a pneumonia, in consequence they operated him, and it’s when he started to speak through a machine. -
Books
Over the years, Hawking wrote or co-wrote a total of 15 books, such as 'A Brief History of Time', ‘The Universe in a Nutshell’...
Which talk about the universe and the future -
Zero Gravity
In the age o 65, Hawking made an important step about space travel, and he had the opportunity to experience an environment without gravity -
Movie and TV Apperances
Hawking has been included on The Simpsons, Star Trek, and they have done a documentary about Hawking's life. He has also appeared in the Big Bang Theory -
Cause of death
On March 14, 2018, Hawking finally died of ALS. That disease was supposed to have killed him more than 50 years earlier. When he died, some physics said, "A star just went out in the cosmos"