Stephen Hawking

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IQ

160

Disease

ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)

citations

Boslough, John. Stephen Hawking's Universe. New York: W. Morrow, 1985. Print "Stephen Hawking." : Charecter Traits. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http://stephenhawking-clark.blogspot.com/2010/05/charecter-traits.html> "Stephen Hawking - Home." Stephen Hawking - Home. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. <http://www.hawking.org.uk/>

Current family

Elaine Mason-wife Lucy Hawking-daughter Timonthy Hawking- son Robert Hawking- son

Family

Frank Hawking-specialized in tropical diseases Isobel Hawking- medical secretary

Intelligent

Has won Albert Einstein Award

Intelligent

Hated studying and yet so brilliant

Intelligent

IQ of 160

Intelligent

Interrupts lecture from renowned physicist to point out error

Intelligent

Made mathematical proof for black holes

Intelligent

Once in college tutor classes, Hawking did 9/13 very difficult physics problems even after he partied and drank all night the day before. Other kids had all day to do them and only did 2.

Intelligent

Only studied around an hour a day

Born

Oxford, England January 8 1942 300th anniversary of Galileo Galilei

What he does now

Phycisist Mathematician

determined

Professors at Cambridge say that he was like a mad man when doing his work

Concluding sentence

Stephen Hawking is my hero

Thesis

Stephen Hawking is one of the greatest minds in human history

nice

Took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Intelligent

Was described as "planets away from us" by his friends

Fun facts

Was on The Simpsons Was a drinker and partier in college

Education

Went to Oxford University and then Columbia for PHD

determined

despite having ALS he kept on working hard

Determined

did not come out of room until he solved math equation

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family man

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famous grin

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funding Stephen Hawking school for kids with learning disabilities

determined

has many quotes on determination

Intelligent

has predicted end of humanity to be from virus, comet, or

Intelligent

helped create Boundless Universe Theory

Determined

never gave up on Big Bang Theory

determined

never gave up on Black Hole Theory despite encountering many obstacles

Determined

one time did not sleep for 2 days working on Black Hole Theory

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promoted awareness of ALS

Early education

received mediocre grades

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respected everyone around him

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sisters and parents think of him as loving

determined

sometimes forgot to eat

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speaks out for children in Syria

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supporter for SOS Children's Vilage

fun fact

was on The Simpsons

determined

when diagnosed, he started studying vigorously all day everyday

determined

when he was on rowing team, practiced to become the best

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wife described him as sweet

Accomplishments

wrote "A Brief History In Time" Redefined Big Bang Theory Won Albert Einstein Award Was awarded Order of the British Empire Won Presidential Medal fo Freedom


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