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Unit 12 Innovation
Lesson 3 Stephen Hawking
Do you know the scientist called Stephen Hawking?
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Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking was born in 1942 in Oxford, UK. He liked maths and science best at school. And he was interested in how things work.
When he was 21, Stephen got a serious illness. He couldn’t walk or speak. He had to sit in a wheelchair and speak through a computer. But he didn’t give up.
Stephen became a great scientist through his hard work. He enjoyed writing. One of his most famous books is A Brief History of Time.
Stephen Hawking was a bright star in the world of science. Sadly, this star went out this March. He died at his home at the age of 76.
Have you heard about Stephen Hawking? What did he discover or do? What was special about him?
one of the world’s most famous scientists in theoretical physics
to have a rare disease to lose speech
to overcome the challenge of…
his physical abilities decline
to discover the secrets of