Since Gehrig’s death in 1941, dozens of additional public figures battled the disease. American physicist Stephen Hawking ... not revealed to be ALS until after his death that July at age ...

From Lou Gehrig in 1939 to Eric Dane in 2025, celebrities have publicly dealt with what is now known as ALS for decades. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig's Disease, is a ...

It turned Hawking into a celebrity and transformed his life. After 25 years ... In March, Professor Stephen Hawking died. For fifty-five years, he defied a disease that should have killed him ...

Stephen Hawking was born on the 300th anniversary ... or events in which the laws of physics seem to break down. After receiving his PhD, he stayed at Cambridge, becoming known even in his 20s ...

Stephen Hawking ... voice, at Hawking's request. Klatt was an American engineer who passed away in 1989, just a year after Hawking insisted on keeping 'Perfect Paul' as his own.

Not since Carl Sagan has a scientist captured the world’s fancy like British cosmologist Stephen ... Hawking was able to answer questions posed by Air & Space contributor Irene Klotz on the eve ...