| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| January 8, 1942 | Stephen Hawking was born. |
| 1963 | Diagnosed with ALS at 21, in his first year at Cambridge. |
| 1969 | Forced to use a wheelchair. |
| Mid-1970s | The family took in a graduate student to help manage his care and work. |
| 1985 | Lost his voice for good after a tracheotomy. |
| 1988 | Published ‘A Brief History of Time’ and became world famous. |
| 2001 | Published ‘The Universe in a Nutshell’. |
| 2005 | Published ‘A Briefer History of Time’. |
| 2009 | Missed a conference in Arizona due to a chest infection; was rushed to hospital, gravely ill. |
| 2010 | Published ‘The Grand Design’. |
| 2014 | The film ‘The Theory of Everything’ depicted part of his life. |
| 14 March 2018 | He passed away. |
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