Stephen Hawking — Flashcards

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Stephen Hawking was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author, and Director of Research at the centre of theoretical cosmology within Cambridge University. He became one of the best-known …

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Stephen Hawking was born on 8th January 1942 and died on 14th March 2018.

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He united the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics in his cosmology theory. This was an important attempt to explain the universe through one powerful scientific idea.

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At the age of 21, while studying cosmology at Cambridge, Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. This disease slowly affects the nerves that control the muscles.

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ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. It is the disease diagnosed in Hawking at age 21. It is also called Lou Gehrig's disease.

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Before his condition was diagnosed, he had been very bored with life and felt that there was not anything worth doing. After the diagnosis, he began to work with greater focus because he realised that…

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He spent two weeks at a medical clinic undergoing tests. The doctors took a muscle sample from his arm, put electrodes into him, and injected radio-opaque fluid into his spine while taking X-rays as t…

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He was told that it was not multiple sclerosis and that he was an atypical case. Later, doctors diagnosed him with ALS.