“This is fairly untypical,” says Lucie Bruijn, the ALS Association’s chief scientist, adding that she is not aware of anyone who has survived ALS longer than Hawking did. Hawking was also able to evade the dementia that some people with ALS experience toward the later phases of the disease, she says.

Beloved scientist Stephen Hawking, who overcame a debilitating disease to continue probing the mysteries of the universe, has died at the age of 76.

Stephen William Hawking, most people know about him because of his contributions to physics and cosmology, for a movie, or for appearing in very popular TV

The English physicist was diagnosed with ALS at age 21 and managed to live 55 years longer than science predicted.

There is no God -- that's the conclusion of the celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking, whose final book is published Tuesday. The book, which was completed by his family after his death, presents answers to the questions that Hawking said he received most ...

Stephen Hawking defied a bleak ALS diagnosis to revolutionise our understanding of the universe. His discoveries on black holes challenged established physics and inspired millions globally.

The legendary physicist dismissed IQ bragging with a single sharp line, redefining what real intelligence and achievement actually mean.