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Stephen William Hawking CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA (/ËstiËvÉn ËhÉËkÉªÅ/; born 8 January 1942) is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge.awking was the first to set forth a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He is a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
He doesn't have ALS but rather another form of neuro-muscular dystrophy related to it. I wouldn't exactly call him lucky - he is completely paralyzed except for his eyes. Hawking is definitely more famous than he probably would be if he didn't have his condition, but he is still very smart. He's done a lot of work with singularities and black holes, and discovered that black holes actually aren't completely black. The type of radiation they give off is called Hawking Radiation.