Hawking scientist biography videos

[Kip Thorne] He is one of those very few people,

who can see far beyond the borders of current knowledge,

and see how things really work.

[Bernard Carr] He's just got this tremendous determination

to live,

and I do think there's such a thing as a will to live.

[Mary Hawking] He will carry on

until they push him underground.

MY NAME IS STEPHEN HAWKING.

FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS, I HAVE TRAVELED THE WORLD

STUDYING AND LECTURING ABOUT TIME AND SPACE.

THIS FILM IS A PERSONAL JOURNEY THROUGH MY LIFE,

TOLD IN MY OWN WORDS.

COME WITH ME,

AND I WILL TELL YOU THE STORY OF HOW I BECAME WHO I AM.

So are you going to take your lunch in the cafeteria?

- It's up to you.

- [Hawking] YES.

[Niki Pidgeon] I think it would kill him if he was in a home

and being cared for by nurses.

I think that would be the end for him.

He likes to be able to choose

what he wants to do with his life.

He loves the danger of flying,

he wants to go into space and he