Stephen William Hawking

Date of birth: January 8, 1942

Date of death: March 14, 2018

Childhood:

Hawking began his schooling at the Byron House School in Highgate, London. He later blamed its "progressive methods" for his failure to learn to read while at the school. In St Albans, the eight-year-old Hawking attended St Albans High School for Girls for a few months. At that time, younger boys could attend one of the houses.

Education:

Hawking attended two independent (i.e. fee-paying) schools, first Radlett School and from September 1952, St Albans School, after passing the eleven-plus a year early. The family placed a high value on education. Hawking's father wanted his son to attend the well-regarded Westminster School, but the 13-year-old Hawking was ill on the day of the scholarship examination. 

Family:

Born to Frank (1905–1986) and Isobel Eileen Hawking (1915–2013).

Married to Jane Wilde

Personal Achievements:

Hawking was a member of the Advisory Board of the Starmus Festival, and had a major role in acknowledging and promoting science communication. The Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication is an annual award initiated in 2016 to honor members of the arts community for contributions that help build awareness of science.

Personal Problems:

Hawking was diagnosed with a very bad disability. Hawking had a rare early-onset slow-progressing form of motor neuron disease (also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease), a fatal neurodegenerative disease that results in the death of motor neurones in the brain and spinal cord, which gradually paralysed him over decades.

How did he overcame all his problems:

He was a good scientist, so he made a chair to move and a software so he could speak with his disability. He married and got sons with his wife. He could overcame all his problems.

How did he impacted the world:

He contributed a lot to the world of science with his research of the black holes. His research was so good that he helped a lot of people to find information about black holes.