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About Stephen Hawking Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years, taking up the post in 1979 and retiring on 1 October 2009.He is also a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and a Distinguished Research Chair at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario.He is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity, especially in the context of black holes. He has also achieved success with works of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in general; these include the runaway best seller A Brief History of Time, which stayed on the British Sunday Times bestsellers list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. About Stephen Hawking Hawkings key scientific works to date have included providing, with Roger Penrose, theorems regarding gravitational singularities in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes should emit radiation, which is today known as Hawking radiation (or sometimes as Bekenstein–Hawking radiation) Hawking has a neuro-muscular dystrophy that is related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a condition that has progressed over the years and has left him almost completely paralysed. Question 2: How did Hawking first accept the fact that he had two years to live in this world? After hearing the news, he just wanted to gave himself up. He only wanted to live to the end and died. Question 3: What caused Hawking to drag himself out of depression? First the boy who died of leukaemia in the bed opposite to Hawking’s made him aware of the fact there were people who were worse off than him. The recurring dreams made Hawking realize he could do some good. What finally made him get rid of his depression was the appearance of Hawking wife—Jane Wilde. Question 4: In para. 9, Jane said “I wanted to find some purpose to my existence, and I suppose I found it in the idea of looking after him. But