Stephen Hawking was always known to be a bright child. Little did anyone know, however, that he would grow up to face a difficulty so rare, hardly anybody had heard of it, and one of the most famous scientists known today. Hawking had a normal childhood which consisted of activities children did in those days: weekends at the beach, reading books, and school. He came from an exceptional family, and reading at the dinner table …showed first 75 words of 437 total…

…showed last 75 words of 437 total…a hole in the middle and it would help him communicate with others. Stephen Hawking soon found another American invention that consisted of a computer and him choosing what he wanted to say, and a computer voice saying it. He had reached a plane in his illness and continued research on black holes. He is one of the worlds most renowned scientists, and has faced some of the most terrible hardships of anybody known today.