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Do Professor Stephen Hawking's children have ALS?

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Please see David's comment for some of this answer. ALS is an unfortunate diagnosis, fairly rare, of adults in early middle age. It strikes haphazardly and, according to the ALS Association, the average lifespan is 3 years. Dr. read more

Please see David's comment for some of this answer. ALS is an unfortunate diagnosis, fairly rare, of adults in early middle age. It strikes haphazardly and, according to the ALS Association, the average lifespan is 3 years. read more

Editor’s Note: Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking died on March 14, 2018, at age 76. This story, originally published on his 70th birthday on January 7, 2012, is being resurfaced to explain how he beat the odds and lived so long with the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). read more

A popular-level collection of essays, interviews, and talks titled Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays was published in 1993, and a six-part television series Stephen Hawking's Universe and a companion book appeared in 1997. read more

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