Stephen Hawking

Age: 67
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Birth Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Born: Jan. 8th, 1942

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Stephen Hawking's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Masters of Science Fiction	Himself - Host
Stephen Hawking's Universe (UK)	Stephen Hawking
Great Composers (UK)	Scientist
The Sky At Night (UK)	Stephen Hawking
TV Offal (UK)	Himself

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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Has been awarded many honorary degrees and is a Fellow of The Royal Society and a Member of the US National Academy of Sciences.
Occupies the same post, as Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge University, as was earlier occupied by Sir Isaac Newton.
Has played himself in _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)_ (qv), _"The Simpsons" (1989)_ (qv) and _"Futurama" (1999)_ (qv).
He and his first wife, Jane Wilde, had three children: Robert (b. 1967), Lucy (b. 1969), and Timothy (b. 1979).
He appeared as guest star in a Star Trek episode, and asked the crew to make a tour of the Enterprise. When he saw the Warp drive he said "I'm working on that..."
Awarded the CBE (Companion of the Order of the British Empire) in 1982.
Acquired (the incurable) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (also known as 'Lou Gehrig' (qv)'s Disease) in the early 1960s. Can now barely move or talk...but can yet think. And humankind continues as beneficiary of this man's brilliance.
(1981) Decorated Commander of the British Empire

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