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 ...

Beloved scientist Stephen ... debilitating disease to continue probing the mysteries of the universe, died Wednesday at the age of 76. Hawking authored numerous books throughout his career and ...

Stephen Hawking, the visionary physicist who died at his home on Wednesday ... Everything—began just a few years after Hawking was diagnosed with the disease when he was a grad student at ...

Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Cambridge, England, on Saturday for the funeral of Stephen Hawking. The world-renowned physicist, who had motor neurone disease, died on March 14 at the ...

Stephen Hawking used his fame to raise awareness of what people need to thrive when they're living with a disability. Credit: AFP/Getty Images When Stephen Hawking spoke, the world listened.

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.

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 ...