A Brief History Of Time

10 Quotes By Stephen Hawking That Will Leave You Inspired

World News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Wednesday March 14, 2018

Stephen Hawking, the British physicist who brought science to a mass audience with the best-selling book "A Brief History of Time," has died. He was 76. He suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and was confined to an electric wheelchair for much of his adult life. Diagnosed at age 21, he was one of t...

For Stephen Hawking, Nobel Prize For Physics Remained Elusive

World News | David Henry, Bloomberg | Wednesday March 14, 2018

Stephen Hawking, the British physicist and black-hole theorist who brought science to a mass audience with the best-selling book "A Brief History of Time," has died. He was 76.

Stephen Hawking, Physicist Who Came To Symbolize Power Of The Human Mind

People | Joel Achenbach, Boyce Rensberger, The Washington Post | Wednesday March 14, 2018

Stephen Hawking, the British theoretical physicist who overcame a devastating neurological disease to probe the greatest mysteries of the cosmos and become a globally celebrated symbol of the power of the human mind, has died, a family spokesman told the Associated Press. He was 76.

Stephen Hawking, Who Gave Us A Brief History Of Time, Dies At 76

World News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday March 14, 2018

Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, his family spokesperson said today. The renowned British scientist died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in England in the early hours of this morning, his family says.

Stephen Hawking reveals trials, triumphs in new film of his life

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 19, 2013

Cosmologist Stephen Hawking tells the extraordinary tale of how he overcame severe disability to become the most famous living scientist in a new documentary film premiered in Britain today.

Doctors offered to let me die: Stephen Hawking

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 28, 2013

UK physicist Stephen Hawking had come so close to death while writing his bestseller 'A Brief History of Time' in 1985 that his doctors offered to switch off his life-support machine, it has emerged.

Stephen Hawking to turn 70, defying disease

World News | The Associated Press | Thursday January 5, 2012

British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one mystery unsolved -- How he has managed to survive so long with such a crippling disease. The physicist and cosmologist was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease when he was a 21-year-old student at Cambridge University. Most people di...