He is not paralyzed, he suffers from ALS (or, in American colloquialisms: Lou Gerig's Disease).
The computer system attached to his wheelchair is operated by Hawking via an infra-red 'blink switch' clipped onto his glasses. By scrunching his right cheek up, he is able to talk, compose speeches and research papers, browse the World Wide Web, and write e-mails. The system also uses radio transmission to provide control over doors in his home and office.
He was Diagnosed with MND (motor neurone disease) a disease which destroys your motor neurones which control your movement. Now Stephen Hawking speaks through a computer after having a tracheotomy fitted.
He was paralyzed but on the 4th of June 2004 his wheel chair fell down some stairs, causing him to fall of. The impact jolted one of his bones back in place and he was no longer paralyzed. Hope This Helps! :)
He fell off an observatory
I think he had an accident
he has als
Stephen Hawking's birth name is Hawking, Stephen William.
Stephen Hawking is the son of Isobel and Frank Hawking.
Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS at the age of 21. The disease made him partly paralyzed and he had to be in a wheelchair. He could barely move and it became worse after time. Doctors said he had only 2 years to live, but he has now lived to the age of 70.
Professor Stephen Hawking suffers from a progressive motor neuron disorder similar to ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease); a condition he has endured for decades and which has almost completely but paralyzed him, confining him to a wheelchair.
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Stephen Hawking is nearly paralyzed from a neuro-muscular distrophy.
Stephen Hawking is nearly paralyzed by a neuro-muscular dystrophy.
Stephen Hawking is a prominent physicist who is almost completely paralyzed due to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS.)
Stephen Hawking
Yes, Stephen Hawkins is paralysed due to a disease called ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) which is sometimes known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Stephen Hawking's birth name is Hawking, Stephen William.
Stephen Hawking is the son of Isobel and Frank Hawking.
You might be referring to Stephen Hawking.
No. Stephen Hawking is an Atheist.
No. Stephen Hawking is an Atheist.
about stephen hawing
Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS at the age of 21. The disease made him partly paralyzed and he had to be in a wheelchair. He could barely move and it became worse after time. Doctors said he had only 2 years to live, but he has now lived to the age of 70.