I'd like to
tell you about Steven Hawking. He's a famous physicist. He first studied at
Oxford. Then he began to study at Cambridge, where he became Professor of
mathematics. Studied the theory of the origin of the world in a Big Bang. Also
studied the theory of black holes.
30 years ago the doctors said he had only 2 years. Soon, he was paralyzed.
After a serious illness he had lung problems. Later, Hawking has lost the
ability to speak. Friends gave him a speech synthesizer that was installed on
his wheelchair.
Now Stephen 73 years. Despite his illness, he leads an active lifestyle. April
26 2007 he flew in zero gravity . 2009 was a scheduled flight into space, which
did not take place.