In 1963, at the age of 21, Stephen William Hawking developed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which paralyzed his body and left only three fingers of his hand movable. But Hawking not only became the greatest physicist, he also gave birth to three children. People wonder how he can have children? Also admire his perseverance.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as frostbite, is one of the world's five terminal diseases, and patients generally survive for three to five years, and the longest survival time will not exceed ten years. Therefore, at that time, doctors predicted that Hawking's illness would only live for 2 years, and he could only live in a wheelchair.
Although this conclusion made Hawking feel sad, he did not give up hope, he remembered a boy in the same ward when he was hospitalized, died the day after they met, so Hawking felt that he was not the most unlucky, for the many things he had to do, he had to live bravely and tenaciously.
Stephen William Hawking was born on January 8, 1942 in Oxford, England, and his birthday coincided with the death date of physicist Galileo Galileo 300 years ago. His parents were both top graduates of Oxford University. His father, Frank, was an expert in tropical diseases, and his mother, Isabel, worked in philosophy, politics and economics.
At the age of 17, Hawking enrolled in the University College of Oxford to study natural sciences, and soon received a first class honours degree, then transferred to Cambridge to study cosmology. As he headed in the direction of the scientist, his physical condition became more and more unsatisfactory: he would fall for unknown reasons, slurred speech, and fall down the stairs with his head down, causing a slight loss of memory.
Just as Hawking was entering the predicament of life, a girl like an angel came to his side. Her name was Jane Wilder, and the two met on New Year's Day 1963. At that time, Hawking was still in good health, and he fell in love with Jane, who had just entered school. But soon Hawking's accidental fainting caused him to be diagnosed with frostbite.
Hawking wanted to break off his relationship with Jane, and Jane told Hawking very firmly: "I have already thought about it, even if you can only live for 2 years, I will not leave you, I will accompany you to spend this time." In 1964, Jane and Hawking, who could still stand and walk on crutches, entered the marriage hall. After that, Jane's world was left to take care of Hawking and their family.
Two years on, Hawking's health is deteriorating, but his life continues. Although frostbite limited his ability to live, it did not imprison his thinking and creativity. With his unlimited pioneering ability, Hawking opened the amazing "Hawking Physics Era".
In 1967, Hawking and Jane welcomed the birth of their oldest son, Robert Hawking. Two years later, they gave birth to their only daughter, Lucy Hawking. At this time, Hawking was still in a physiological state that could maintain basic normality, and when he had his youngest son Timothy Hawking in 1979, Hawking lost all mobility and could not speak, and saliva continued to flow out of the corners of his mouth.
As Hawking's illness got worse, Jane's pressure mounted. She not only bathes, freshens, dresses and feeds Hawking, but also takes care of her 3 young children. And Hawking, who was completely immersed in various scientific research, did not give Jane timely understanding, but his attitude towards her became worse and worse, which made the relationship between the two become estranged and even no longer communicated.
One of them focused on academic research, the other struggled with the burden of life, coupled with the different beliefs of the two, and both parties had new emotional support, and finally the marriage of 25 years broke down. In 1990, Hawking and Jane officially divorced. Hawking then moved in with his nurse, Elaine Mason, and married in 1995. Jane remarried organist Jonathan Jones, who had known her for many years, in 1992.
After living with Elaine for two years, everyone found that Elaine did not take care of Hawking as well as Jane. When Hawking's children went to visit him, they saw some undeserved scars on Hawking's face and body, so Hawking's daughter Lucy accused Elaine of abuse.
Lucy accuses Elaine of breaking Hawking's wrist with a blunt object; Do not replace wet pants for Hawking; cut his face with a razor; When Hawking was bathing, he deliberately let him slide into the bottom of the bathtub, so that Hawking, who had undergone tracheostomy, almost died of water entering his throat; He also left Hawking alone in the sun for too long when the temperature was at its hottest, causing him to suffer from heat stroke and so on.
To this end, the police approached Hawking to ask about the real situation, but Hawking himself refused to complain, publicly claiming that he was not abused by Elaine. The police had no choice, following Hawking's wishes, to hastily end the investigation of the case. Although Hawking repeatedly stated that he and Elaine had a good relationship, in the summer of 2006, Hawking and Elaine ended their marriage of 11 and agreed to divorce.
Just when everyone thought that Hawking was going to face a lonely life, his ex-wife Jane Wilder and his husband came to Hawking, and they took care of Hawking's life together and enjoyed the happiness of their children and grandchildren until Hawking died of illness on March 14, 2018.
At the age of 76, Stephen William Hawking lived more than fifty years longer than the date on the doctor's death notice, thanks to his tenacious will, humorous personality, and dedication and love for scientific research. Hawking has a deeper understanding of the meaning of life than ordinary people: "When I was 21, my expectations became zero. Since then, everything has turned into an extra perk. ”
The reason why Hawking is called the "king of the universe" is because he has not only written many popular science works such as "A Brief History of Time", "The Universe in the Shell", "Grand Design", etc., but also attracted people's attention for proposing new theories related to the universe many times. This famous scientist and popular science writer, who was seriously ill, turned decay into magic throughout his life, constantly created one miracle after another, and made immortal contributions to the scientific community.
As for how Hawking, as a frostbite patient, could give birth to three children, it was because his disease changed gradually, not directly into the level of immobility, so he also had the same needs and abilities as ordinary people. In the face of Hawking's powerful research on black hole theory, this is just a small surprise. What kind of operation is the secret of the parties.
