Question

Character sketch of Stephen hawking from the lesson a visit to Cambridge class 8 ncert

Answer 1

Stephen Hawking is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author. He is best known fore his attempts to explain in clear terms of the universe and some of the most complicated aspects of the cosmos and physics. Hawking was the first scientist to offer a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics.

Stephen Hawking was born on 8th January 1942 in Oxford, England. His family had moved to Oxford to escape the threat of V2 rockets over London. As a child he showed prodigious talents, if unorthodox study  methods. On leaving school he got a place at University College, Oxford University where he studied Physics. His Physics tutor at Oxford, Robert Berman, later said that Stephen Hawking was an extraordinary  student. He used few books and made no notes, but could work out theorems and solutions in away other students couldn’t.

Answer 2

Stephen Hawking was a very smart man and had several degrees. He was the  Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Oxford for 33 years.

• Stephen Hawking was not able to do many activities. He used to talk about odd things, and that's where many of his ideas originate. Most of his wisdom even came out of that.
• Stephen Hawking often felt he wasn't brave, he felt he had no choice but to bear his illness. Hawking had still continued to seek artistic abilities given his severe disability.
• Stephen hawking was a positive and optimistic person. He was able to grasp the significance of kindness and compassion. He was a role model not only for the elderly, but for all humanity as well