Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous scientists in the world. He was born on January 8, 1942, in England. Stephen loved to learn about the universe. He wanted to know how everything worked, from the smallest particles to the biggest stars. He asked big questions like, “How did the universe start?” and “What are black holes?”

When Stephen was 21 years old, he got a very serious illness. This illness made it hard for him to move and talk. But Stephen did not give up. He continued to study and discover amazing things about space and time.

Stephen wrote a very famous book called “A Brief History of Time.” This book helped many people understand complicated ideas about the universe. Stephen was very good at explaining hard things in a simple way.

Stephen won many awards for his work. Some of these awards were:

Albert Einstein Award: This award is given to people who make important discoveries in science.

Presidential Medal of Freedom: This is one of the highest awards in the United States. It is given to people who do great things for the world.

Copley Medal: This is a very old and special award given to the best scientists.

Stephen Hawking was very smart and very brave. heshowed us that no matter what challenges we face, we can still achieve great things if we work hard and never give up.

Test on Stephen Hawking

1. Where was Stephen Hawking born?

a) United States

b) England

c) Canada

d) Australia

 

2. What was Stephen’s famous book called?

a) The Universe in a Nutshell

b) A Brief History of Time

c) The Theory of Everything

d) The Big Bang Theory

3. What illness did Stephen Hawking have?

a) He could not see

b) He had a serious illness that made it hard to move and talk

c) He could not hear

d) He had a broken leg

 

4. Which award did Stephen Hawking receive for making important discoveries in

     science?

a) Grammy Award

b) Nobel Prize

c) Albert Einstein Award

d) Olympic Gold Medal

 

5. What did Stephen Hawking show us?

a) How to cook food

b) How to play football

c) That we can achieve great things if we work hard and never give up

d) How to sing well

 

6. Which of these is a high award given in the United States that Stephen received?

a) Copley Medalb) Golden Globe

c) Presidential Medal of Freedom

d) Pulitzer Prize