01/09/2012
Stephen Hawking's turns 70 but wasn't expected to live to 40.
His familly lived in London though with nightly air raids it was safer to stay in Oxford for his birth. Reports say he was an average elementary student he is today considered a true genius and Simpson's fan! His intellectual feats mirror his physical and emotional triumphs - fighting ALS since he was 21, he continues to work each day despite being confined to a wheelchair and speaking through a electronic voice box by twitching his right cheek.
A new biography of Stephen Hawking by long-time acquaintance Kitty Ferguson explores the famous physicist's life and theories in honor of his 70th birthday