Hawking spent much of his life in an electric wheelchair. His life story is depicted in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything. 'The Theory of Everything' 's Felicity Jones: Stephen Hawking ...

Hawking eventually began to use a wheelchair in the late 1960s when he could no longer use crutches. Even though Stephen Hawking could not speak using his vocal cords, he could still communicate ...

An upcoming auction will include 22 of physicist Stephen Hawking's items, including his wheelchair and his doctoral thesis about the origins of the universe. Auctioneer Christie's announced the ...

It was then that he was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a degenerative condition that would weaken him, require the use of a wheelchair ... consider Stephen Hawking—Ndopu has ...

Stephen Hawking was born on the 300th anniversary ... for which he uses a wheelchair and speaks through a computer and voice synthesizer. "My goal is simple. It is complete understanding of ...

In the 20th century, Professor Stephen Hawking made a huge difference to ... After a few years, he couldn't walk or talk and needed a special wheelchair. But he had lived longer than anyone ...