How Stephen Hawking Defied Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis for Five Decades

C. Kuo
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Stephen Hawking died in Cambridge on March 14, 2018 at the age of 76. He has been described as one of the greatest scientific minds in history and the most popular scientific figure since Albert Einstein. He is also a symbol of human courage and persistence, having continued in his work for decades in spite of a debilitating disease that left him confined to a wheelchair. Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in his early twenties. This rare disease leads to gradual decline of the brain’s ability to control muscles. Doctors predicted that he would live for only a few years, but the advance of the disease was slower than expected, thereby allowing him to pursue an illustrious career articulating theories of the cosmos and bringing science to the forefront of popular culture.
霍金如何对抗肌萎缩侧索硬化症50年
2018年3月14日,斯蒂芬·霍金在剑桥去世,享年76岁。他被描述为历史上最伟大的科学家之一,也是自爱因斯坦以来最受欢迎的科学人物。他也是人类勇气和毅力的象征,尽管患有使人衰弱的疾病,使他只能坐在轮椅上,但他仍坚持了几十年的工作。霍金在20岁出头时被诊断出患有肌萎缩性侧索硬化症(ALS)。这种罕见的疾病会导致大脑控制肌肉的能力逐渐下降。医生预测他只会活几年,但疾病的进展比预期的要慢,从而使他能够追求一个辉煌的事业,阐明宇宙理论,把科学带到流行文化的前沿。
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