Stephen William hawking

Stephen William HawkingA brilliant mind with a body that cannot moveBy Bryn Parry-Jones

1Birth Where and when was he born?

Does anybody know were this is ? Answer: this is Oxford. Oxford is a city in the UKStephen hawking was born in Oxford 1942 January 8th

2FamilyDr Frank Hawking Isobel Hawking Philippa and Mary Hawking Adopted Edward Dr Frank Hawking is a researching biologist and is Stephen Hawkings dadIsobel Hawking is the mother of Stephen Hawking Phillipa and Mary Hawking sisters of Stephen HawkingEdward the adopted brother of Stephen Hawking3School St Albans School for GirlsSt Albans High SchoolOxford UniversityCambridge UniversityProfessor of Mathematics

He went to the girls school until he was 11 as it was a mixed gender schoolThen finished his schooling at the High School in the town before going toOxford University where his dad had gone before him. He was bored here though as he didnt want to study sun spots .so after a couple of years he left and went toCambridge University to study Cosmology and he is still there today. 4JobsCosmologistProfessor of PhysicsAuthor AcademicChildren Who knows what cosmology is? Answer : it is the study of outer space Stephen hawking is a cosmologist he has contributed greatly in the fields of quantum gravity and black holes!

Who knows what the subject of Physics is about ? Answer : It is the study of physical forces and qualities: the scientific study of matter, energy, force, and motion, and the way they relate to each other (my dad had a Physics degree and my Grandad is a Professor of Physics)

Stephen Hawking has a degree from university about physics

Stephen wrote 2 books with his daughter Lucy hawking

5BooksHe has written 13 books.11 of these are academic books not focused towards childrenHis most famous book is A Brief History of TimeIt sold 9 million copies world wideHis 2 Childrens books are:Georges Secret Key to the universeGeorges Cosmic Treasure Hunt Lucy Hawkings Stephen Hawkings daughter and she also helps him to write his childrens booksHe has 2 childrens books:Georges Secret Key to the Universe and Georges Cosmic Treasure HuntI have both theses books and Im enjoying reading themNot only is it a great story but I am learning many new facts about SPACE!6Awards & Honours 1975 Eddington Medal1976 Hughes Medal of the Royal Society1979 Albert Einstein Medal1981 Franklin Medal1982 Order of the British Empire (Commander)1985 Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society1986 Member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences1988 Wolf Prize in Physics1989 Prince of Asturias Awards in Concord1989 Companion of Honour1999 Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize of the American Physical Society2003 Michelson Morley Award of Case Western Reserve University2006 Copley Medal of the Royal Society2008 Fonseca Price of the University of Santiago de Compostela2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom the highest civilian honour in the United States Whilst he has 15 awards spanning his career not 1 of them is for writing any childrens books yet!A Brief History of Time (subtitled "From the Big Bang to Black Holes") is a popular science book written by Stephen Hawking. It became a best-seller and has sold more than 10 million copies. It was also on the London Sunday Times best-seller list for more than four years!!!7This is Stephen Hawking ?....

Is this picture a surprise to you?Stephen Hawking has been in a wheelchair since he was in he early 20sHe fell and hit his head whilst at Cambridge UniversityAnd developed Motor Neuron Disease

8Disease Motor Neuron disease

This doesnt effect his brain but has paralyzed most of his muscles except for his eyes and he can only talk through a computer.Imagine how frustrating it must ne to have such a brilliant mind but not be able to share your thoughts with people in conversation but through a computer only.Now he cant use his hands he has to work out every single equation for his physics and research in his head!!!

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Click on Image to play short video on YouTube requires internet accessStephen Hawking - Earth could become like 'sister planet' Venus due to global warming 10Georges Secret Key to the Universe - ReviewGeorge meets his next door neighbour Eric whos a scientist and has an amazing computer called COSMOS that can draw windows into space!George gets caught up in the adventures with Eric. Eric gets sucked into a black hole, George rides a comet and George learns a lot about the universe and stops a bad scientist from steeling COSMOS just in enough time to make it to his presentation at school which is titled My secret key to the universe! This book is a great to read and I really enjoyed it.one of the reviews of the book said:its like Harry Potter without the magic..and I agree with this review.I cant to read the next book Georges Cosmic Treasure hunt.

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