After looking at the interactive lecture for week 5, I am so interested in the life of one of the greatest scientists in the world who is also a person with disability. Stephen Hawking, who have achieve more than most of the normal people, has been diagnosed with neuro-muscular dystrophy which causes paralyze and therefore creating many difficult for him to live a normal life.
Stephen Hawking has generated the hypothesis of the start of the universe. His achievements has impressed many people and expired many people. He is a great example of self-determination. He was diagnosis with the illness when he was young. the illness is undefeatable so that he become paralyze for the rest of his life. Although he was unable to do many thing that normal people can do like run, swim, or even taking shower by oneself. He did not become desperate and decided to make effort to the field of science. He is goal oriented people and made decision by himself. He study hard and finally created the theory that seems the most convincing one for now of the origin of the universe. Stephen Hawking also is an authority in disability rights.
The speech he made in TED has told us that when the god close a door for you, he will also open a window.
The following link is an article talking about how the decease has change the life of Stephen Hawking. He says that when he have not been diagnosed with the illness, he feel bored and life is nothing important. But when he knows that he has got the illness and has no longer than 2-3 years to live. He knows that the life is good and he has many things that wanted to do. These goal has lead him to the great success afterwards. His experiences told us that sometimes illness is not a bad thing, it may provides motivations of living a better life. Stephen Hawking is now 72 years old and is still having the greatest mind in the world.
http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/Health-Support/Illness-and-Recovery/Lou-Gehrigs-Doesnt-Paralyze-Stephen-Hawking.aspx#
Stephen Hawking has generated the hypothesis of the start of the universe. His achievements has impressed many people and expired many people. He is a great example of self-determination. He was diagnosis with the illness when he was young. the illness is undefeatable so that he become paralyze for the rest of his life. Although he was unable to do many thing that normal people can do like run, swim, or even taking shower by oneself. He did not become desperate and decided to make effort to the field of science. He is goal oriented people and made decision by himself. He study hard and finally created the theory that seems the most convincing one for now of the origin of the universe. Stephen Hawking also is an authority in disability rights.
The speech he made in TED has told us that when the god close a door for you, he will also open a window.
The following link is an article talking about how the decease has change the life of Stephen Hawking. He says that when he have not been diagnosed with the illness, he feel bored and life is nothing important. But when he knows that he has got the illness and has no longer than 2-3 years to live. He knows that the life is good and he has many things that wanted to do. These goal has lead him to the great success afterwards. His experiences told us that sometimes illness is not a bad thing, it may provides motivations of living a better life. Stephen Hawking is now 72 years old and is still having the greatest mind in the world.
http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/Health-Support/Illness-and-Recovery/Lou-Gehrigs-Doesnt-Paralyze-Stephen-Hawking.aspx#