Stephen Hawking Life Span
Renowned physicist stephen hawking turns 76 today reaching an age well beyond what was expected when he was diagnosed with als decades ago.
Stephen hawking life span. Hawking was the first scientist to offer a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. Hawking s mother was born into a family of doctors in glasgow scotland. Hawking was born on 8 january 1942 in oxford to frank 1905 1986 and isobel eileen hawking née walker.
Although the average life expectancy after a. His wealthy paternal great grandfather from yorkshire over extended himself buying farm land and then went bankrupt in the great agricultural depression during the early 20th century. Told the scientific american that life expectancy for als sufferers came down to two things.
Stephen hawking was just 21 years old when he was given two years to live. His family had moved to oxford to escape the threat of v2 rockets over london. Stephen william hawking was born on 8 january 1942 in oxford england.
This story originally published on his 70th birthday on january 7 2012 is being resurfaced to. An als patient s life expectancy averages just two to five years after diagnosis and only about 5 make it past 20 years the als association notes.
