{"id":15937,"date":"2018-02-22T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/?p=15937"},"modified":"2020-03-13T10:49:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T10:49:27","slug":"stephen-hawking-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/discover\/science\/general-science\/stephen-hawking-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"10 facts about Stephen Hawking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On 14 March 2018, Stephen Hawking passed away aged 76. Meet the inspirational British scientist in our Stephen Hawking facts..<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Stephen Hawking facts<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15983\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stephen-Hawking-facts-5.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Hawking facts\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stephen-Hawking-facts-5.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stephen-Hawking-facts-5-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Full name:<\/strong> Stephen William Hawking<br>\n<strong>Born:<\/strong> 8 January 1942<br>\n<strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Oxford, England<br>\n<strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Scientist<br>\n<strong>Died:<\/strong> 14 March 2018<br>\n<strong>Best known for:<\/strong> His work on explaining the origins of the universe and black holes<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15966\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stephen-Hawking-facts-2.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Hawking facts \" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stephen-Hawking-facts-2.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stephen-Hawking-facts-2-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1) Stephen grew up in a house where education was very important. His parents were both academics who had studied at <strong>Oxford University<\/strong>. Dinner times were often spent in silence while the family read books!<\/p>\n<p>2) When he was a teenager, Stephen and his friends built a computer out of old clock parts, telephone switchboards and other recycled items. His friends nicknamed him, &#8216;<strong>Einstein<\/strong>&#8216;!<\/p>\n<p>3) When Stephen was 17, he went to Oxford University to study <strong>physics<\/strong> and <strong>chemistry<\/strong>. He later said that he found his first year very boring! After graduating from Oxford, he went to&nbsp;<strong>Cambridge University<\/strong> to further his studies in <strong>cosmology <\/strong>(the science of the origin of the universe).<\/p>\n<p>4) Sadly, when he was <strong>21<\/strong>, Stephen was diagnosed with <strong>motor neurone disease <\/strong>(MND) and told that he only had <strong>two years to live<\/strong>. MND gradually affects the brain cells that communicate with the body&#8217;s muscles. Over time, sufferers struggle to walk, talk and even swallow without help.<\/p>\n<p>5) Stephen used walking sticks and crutches after his diagnosis, but as his illness got worse he had to use an electric <strong>wheelchair<\/strong> to get around. He became notorious for driving it a little <em>too<\/em> fast around the streets of Cambridge and running over other students&#8217; toes!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15965\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stephen-Hawking-facts-1.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Hawking facts\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stephen-Hawking-facts-1.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stephen-Hawking-facts-1-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6) Stephen made many <strong>important contributions<\/strong> to the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/category\/discover\/science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">science<\/a>. He developed&nbsp;<strong>theories<\/strong> about how the world began and furthered our understanding of <strong>black holes<\/strong>, <strong>stars<\/strong> and the <strong>universe. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7)&nbsp;Stephen was always keen for his work to be accessible to everyone, not just scientists. He wrote books that explained his theories in simple terms for everyone to understand, including a children&#8217;s book. His most famous book, <strong><em>A Brief History of Time<\/em><\/strong>, sold more than <strong>10 million copies<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>8) In <strong>1985<\/strong>, Stephen developed a life-threatening infection. He had an emergency operation that saved his life but left him unable to talk. He was given a&nbsp;<strong>special computer<\/strong> that talked for him, which he controlled by moving a muscle in his cheek &#8211; <em>clever<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>9) Stephen has received many awards for his work including the 1979 <strong>Albert Einstein Medal<\/strong>, the <strong>Order of the British Empire<\/strong> (Commander) in 1982 and the 1988 <strong>Wolf Prize<\/strong> in Physics.<\/p>\n<p>10) Stephen is remembered as an inspiration to many people. He had an amazing mind, incredible determination and didn&#8217;t let his illness stand in his way. He defied doctors&#8217; predictions, living for a further <strong>55 years<\/strong> after his diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15967\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stephen-Hawking-facts-3.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Hawking facts \" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stephen-Hawking-facts-3.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Stephen-Hawking-facts-3-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">What do you think of our Stephen Hawking facts? Let us know by leaving a comment, below!<\/h3>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Images \u24d2 Getty Images:<\/strong> Stephen Hawking (95774294), (460199068 ), (476665123), (877190322) <\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 14 March 2018, Stephen Hawking passed away aged 76. Meet the inspirational British scientist in our Stephen Hawking facts.. &nbsp; Stephen Hawking facts Full name: Stephen William Hawking Born: 8 January 1942 Hometown: Oxford, England Occupation: Scientist Died: 14 March 2018 Best known for: His work on explaining the origins of the universe and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/discover\/science\/general-science\/stephen-hawking-facts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">10 facts about Stephen Hawking<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":15984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"christmas-category":[],"class_list":["post-15937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-science","countries-australia","countries-ireland","countries-new-zealand","countries-south-africa","countries-united-kingdom"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>10 facts about Stephen Hawking! | National Geographic Kids<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about one of the most influential scientists of our time in our Stephen Hawking facts! 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