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    The document provides a biography of Stephen Hawking, the famous physicist. It describes his early life and eccentric family in England. Hawking was diagnosed with ALS in the 1960s and was given two years to live, but he persevered and continued his scientific work for over 50 more years. Despite losing his physical abilities, he found innovative ways to communicate through technology. Hawking became hugely successful with his popular science books like "A Brief History of Time" which explained complex theories to a general audience. Recently, Hawking announced plans to literally cut a hole through time with a team of physicists.

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    The document provides a biography of Stephen Hawking, the famous physicist. It describes his early life and eccentric family in England. Hawking was diagnosed with ALS in the 1960s and was given two years to live, but he persevered and continued his scientific work for over 50 more years. Despite losing his physical abilities, he found innovative ways to communicate through technology. Hawking became hugely successful with his popular science books like "A Brief History of Time" which explained complex theories to a general audience. Recently, Hawking announced plans to literally cut a hole through time with a team of physicists.

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    The document provides a biography of Stephen Hawking, the famous physicist. It describes his early life and eccentric family in England. Hawking was diagnosed with ALS in the 1960s and was given two years to live, but he persevered and continued his scientific work for over 50 more years. Despite losing his physical abilities, he found innovative ways to communicate through technology. Hawking became hugely successful with his popular science books like "A Brief History of Time" which explained complex theories to a general audience. Recently, Hawking announced plans to literally cut a hole through time with a team of physicists.

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    A Brief History of Brilliance.

    TheHawkingfamilywasoneofaneccentric
    kind.Twoparents,bothofwhomweregraduatesof
    Oxfordandrespectedscientistsintheirfields.Two
    daughters,andtwoboys,oneadopted.Theother
    boy,Stephen,wasafunnyboywithaloveofstars.
    Theentirefamilywerethinkers,alwayswondering
    andlearning.Inalarge,rundownhouseinSt
    Albans,Hertfordshirewithclutteredfloorsandpiles
    ofbooks.Thefamilydidnthavemuchmoney,but
    theygotby.Stephenneverreallypaidthatmuch
    attentiontoschool,ashedidtohisownendeavors
    withhisfriends.Theywerealwaysbuildingboard
    gamesorplayingoutside.Untiltheearly1960s,
    whenHawkingwasdiagnosedwith
    Amyotrophic
    LateralSclerosis.(ALS)Hewasgiven2andahalf
    yearstolive.Ashisconditionprogressedlaterinto
    thedecade,hestartedtolosehishisphysicalabilities.Fastforward50years,and
    ProfessorHawkingstilllivesandworksatCambridgeUniversity.StephenHawkingwill
    alwaysberememberedasanincrediblescientist,who
    perseveredALS,toexpandourknowledgeofthe
    universe.
    Hawkingsproblemsolvingskillsdeserveonlythe
    highestrespect.SincehewasdiagnosedwithALS,his
    motorfunctions(hisabilitytomove)slowlydeclineduntil
    hewasalmostcompletelyunabletomove.Yethestill
    hasnewandinnovativewaystocommunicatewiththe
    outsideworld.Inthe70shestillhadcontroloverhis
    fingers,sohecouldjustuseamousetoselectaword.
    ButnowadayshehasanIntel*basedprocessorchip
    thatcommunicateswithhisbrainwaves,thatalso
    synthesizeshisspeechfortalking.Hewasabletofinda
    wayaroundhisdisabilityandcommunicatefreelywith
    theoutsideworld!
    In1988,ProfessorHawkingsfirstnovel,
    ABriefHistory
    ofTime
    ,soldover10millioncopiesinitsfirst20years.
    Agroundbreakingnovel,explainingtheoriesin
    cosmologyandquantumphysics,topeoplewhodont
    haveaPHDinthesciences,withfantastichumorand
    understandability.Afterthathepublished2morebooks,
    OurUniverseinaNutshell
    and
    ABrieferHistoryof

    Time
    .Bothonthetopicofinformingthemassesofdifficultscientificconcepts,atask
    thatisjustasdifficultashisordinaryjobatthePhysicslab.
    RecentlyProfessorHawkingmadeanannouncementfromhisofficeat
    CambridgeUniversity,thathebelieveswillaffecteveryoneontheplanet.Heplansto,
    withasmallteamofPhysicists,literallycutaholethroughtime!Heresanexcerptfrom
    WiredmagazinebackinOctoberofDr.Hawkingexplainingtheidea,Iamquite
    privilegedtobeapartof
    thisteam.Thinkoftimeas
    apieceofpaper.
    Essentiallywhatweare
    workingonisanengine
    thattheoreticallywillbend
    thistimepaper,andallow
    ustotakeapeekinto,and
    possiblyeventouch,the
    past.Wereaimingfor
    2015,butitmightbe
    difficulttoaimfor.Totest
    thestabilityoftheportal,
    weplanonsendingsome
    objectsthrough.A
    competitionmighthaveto
    beinorder,toseewhat
    goesbackintothepast.Ithinkeventuallysometimeinthefuture,wellholdacontestto
    seewhatgetsthehonor.Itsgoingtobeveryexciting!SaidHawking
    StephenHawkinghasusedperseveranceandproblemsolvingtostudyAndif
    hereallydoesbreakthatbarrier,thanitwouldrevolutionizethehumanraces
    understandingoftheuniverse.Thebarrierthatalllifehashadasaconstantunchanging
    source,willbecomeputtyinthehandsofhumanity.Sotimebetterwatchout!Judging
    fromwhathumanitydidtotheEarth,thehumanracesworkwiththeTimeSpace
    Continuumprobablywontturnoutthatwellfortherestofus.

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