Exactly 300 years after the death of the great
scientist Galileo, Dr Stephen Hawking was born in
Oxford, London on the eighth day of January 1942.
Little did his parents know that one day their little
boy would be hailed as one of the greatest scientists
of this century. Neither could anybody imagine that
his mind would soar up into space like light. More
importantly, none could predict that he would be the
very epitome of courage.
Courage is a wonderful thing. It is that quality,
which makes people not lose heart when faced with
a great calamity. It would not be an exaggeration to
say that Dr Stephen Hawking, a living legend of
Cosmology, is the very personification of courage
and hope. Except his mind, his whole body is bound
to a wheelchair, thanks to a cruel quirk of fate. Yet,
he is one of the greatest scientists of this century.
An average child, Stephen grew up to be a
normal teenager, full of mischief and lots of love for
music and mathematics. Even though his father
wanted him to study medicine, he was bent on
studying mathematics. The University of Oxford, at
that time, did not have a course in mathematics so
he opted to study physics instead.
At the age of 17, Stephen started noticing that
he was becoming increasingly clumsy and even fell
down a couple of times, for no reason. This perplexed
him and he went to see his family doctor, who
diagnosed him as suffering from an extremely rare
disease - ALS or LOU Gehrig's disease that affects
the nervous system and eventually weakens all themuscles of the body. Stephen says that even as a
child, his muscle co-ordination was nothing to write
home about. He recollects that his handwriting would
send his teacher into a fit of frenzy. Nor was he
inclined towards sports. Nevertheless, this disease
came as a bolt from the blue.
How much time he had left on this planet was
very uncertain. The prognosis was bad and the
doctors said they could not do much. Undaunted,
Stephen decided to continue his research and even
got engaged to a Jane Wilde. Hawking says that,
ironic as it may sound, it is at this dismal stage, he
began enjoying life the most. This he says was
because he started living life for the moment and
continued his doctoral research work with renewed
vigour.
In the meanwhile, the disease worked its way
into Stephen’s body and left him disabled. He began
studying the concept of “Black Holes”, to get his
Ph.D. By this time, he was confined to a wheelchair
and was rapidly losing control of his hands and
speech. The study of “black holes” sparked his
imagination with bright ideas. He made many epoch-
making statements that shook established theories.
Scientists believe that the universe began with a “Big
Bang”. To explain this concept better, Stephen
invented what is known as “Lie Algebra”.
Though confined to
a wheel chair with no
control over his body
save a finger and with
a computer to help him
express his thoughts.
Dr Hawking is an
authority on profound
subjects of science.
Numerous honorary
doctorates and awards
have been bestowed
on him. He is a Fellow
of The Royal Society and a Member of the US National Academy of
Sciences.
In spite of being considered Einstein’s equal in
intelligence, Dr Hawking is a very humble man. A
simple, down to earth man, he has authored many
books dealing with his awesome ideas keeping a
layman in mind. His writing is full of wit and
humour. His style is so lucid that non-scientists can
also understand him. His book, “A Brief History of
Time” is one of the best selling books of our times.
On being asked, how he feels about having the
dreadful ALS, Dr Hawking, the quintessence of
optimism and hope, says, “Not very different from
the rest. I try and lead as normal a life as possible,
and not think about my condition or regret the things
it prevents me from doing, which are not many.”
Dr Hawking firmly believes that in the next
millenium, science will discover the core secrets of
the universe, its origin, its history and maybe even
predict its ultimate demise.
Like Dr Hawking, there are many people who
display exemplary courage in their lives. Let us salute
all those brave people, who in spite of being disabled
strive to do their best.
Question. -. What qualities of Stephen Hawking can you notice from the
passage?
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Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, London on the eighth day of January 1942. Little did his parents know that. one day their little boy would be hailed as one of the greatest scientists of this century. Neither could anybody imagine that his mind would soar up into space like light.
qualities of Stephen hawking from the paragraph are-
He has used technology to overcome his disability. ...
He refused to let his disability halt his research. ...
He is always curious. ...
He has never lost his sense of humor. ...
He stands by his principles. ...
He never gives up. ...
He values time as a precious resource. ...
He shares his knowledge.
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