STEPHEN_HAWKING_TODD_M


 * ~Who are you **
 * Name: Stephen Hawking
 * Birth year: 1/8/1942
 * Father's Occupation: He was a well known researcher in the field of tropical medicine.
 * Family: Not much is known about his family besides his fathers occupation.


 * ~Where are you from  **
 * Place of birth: Oxford, England
 * Living conditions: Lived in England during WW2. It was a very dangerous time for England. Also got ALS
 * Political conditions: Japs, Italians, and Germans VS. French, British, and Americans
 * ~What is the world like, when you live **
 * Wars: WORLD WAR 2
 * World Economy: Great Depression happened then WW2 hit hard.
 * World of Science: The first US Jet Plane flew, the first electric digital calculator was perfected,
 * ~Interesting facts about me **
 * Education: He went to a school for girls at age 8 (St. Albans School for Girls) and then took a very difficult exam, passed, and switched schools. Went to University of Cambridge.
 * What awards did you receive?: " Physicist Stephen Hawking received the highest award for scientific achievement Thursday for his work in theoretical physics and cosmology."

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 * ~My Friends and enemies: **
 * What colleagues do you work well with? Roger Penrose, Albert Einstien
 * Are you working together on an area of Physics? Theory of Singularity
 * What Physicists are you in conflict with? What is the conflict? A lot of people disagreed with Stephen