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On January 8th, 1942, Stephen Hawking, first child of Frank and Isobel Hawking, was born. This birth made a prodigy that would one day rock the foundation of science.
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The life of the Scientific Superstar, Stephen Hawking spans from January 8th, 1942 to the present.
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Mary Hawking, Stephen's sister, is born. She is the second child of Frank and Isobel, and plays a role in the movie version of A Brief History of Time.
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Stephen's 2nd sister, Phillipa, is born. Phillipa is Frank and Isobel's 3rd and final child.
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During his childhood, Stephen went to St. Albans School, doing well in all his classes. During his spare time in school, Stephen made complicated board games with his friends.
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After spending 4 years at Oxford, Stephen finally graduates at the top of his class. Stephen then began graduate work in Cosmology.
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After multiple tests, Stephen was diagnosed with Amyothropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). This is a muscular disease that is very serious. Stephen was given 2 years to live.
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After meeting at a New Year's Party then casually dating, Stephen Hawking and Jane Wilde get married. The serious effect of ALS had not kicked in yet, so they were able to have 3 children, Robert, Lucy, and Tim.
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Stephen Hawking calculated that Black Holes emit radiation (dubbed Hawking radiation) until they exhaust and evaporate. This is still proven true today.
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In 1979, Stephen was given the position of Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University. He held this position for 30 years.
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On a visit to CERN in Geneva, Stephen got pneumonia, and had to get a tracheotomy. Stephen lost his voice completely and was given a speech synthesiser. Stephen has kept this same one, for that voice is recognizable.
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After 20 years of being married, Jane admits that she had lately been having an affair with Jonathan Hellyer-Jones. Jonathan was a long time friend of their's, so it came to be a bit of a shock.
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Stephen's first book, A Brief History of Time, was published by Bantam Dell Publishing Group. This became his most known book.
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Kip Thorne, Stephen Hawking, and John Preskill made a bet in 1997 about the outcome of the black hole information paradox. Hawking later admited defeat, and jokely gave Thorne a Baseball Encyclopedia.
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Stephen's 3rd book, The Universe in a Nutshell, is published. By now, Stephen has gained a "Celebrity Status" and his books are quite popular,
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Stephen Hawking believes that we should consider moving to space, before we kill ourselves with war. Stephen himself was loaded on to a "Vomit Comet", and went on a ride to experience weightlessness. Stephen enjoyed the flight immensely.
