Stephen Hawking, a Modern Day Hero

There are many people who could be considered a hero. A hero doesn’t have to be someone who could fly, run with great speed, and shoot lasers. A hero can be anyone who makes a difference. It can be your parents, a firefighter , your doctor, or even a friend. They don’t need to be a professional athlete or celebrity, they can be a normal person living a normal life. One modern day hero is Stephen Hawking because of his great accomplishments; he overcame the risks of his disease, helps scientists and improves lives of people around the world.

In order to understand why Hawking is a hero one needs to know some background knowledge. In the article “Stephen Hawking” from Biography for Beginners you learn he was born January 8th 1942 in Oxford, England. His birthday landed on the same date as the 300th anniversary of the death of Galileo, another famous scientists who studied subjects very similar to what Hawking studied. He was the oldest of four kids, had a mother and father. For most of his life he was your everyday, average student. In school his favorite subjects were always math and science. Even as a young child Hawking saw the world differently than most people. Hawking originally went to a competitive, all boy school. After he graduated from grade school he went to St. Albans then to Cambridge University. While at Cambridge in 1963 Hawking found out he had ALS. He was always worried he would not live long enough to receive his degree. By 2007 Hawking was completely paralyzed. (np).

Stephen Hawking has risked so much that makes him a hero, it even explains it in the youtube video “Mini Bio: Stephen Hawking” by Mini Bio. Once Hawking was diagnosed with ALS he was only supposed to live for few more years. When someone gets ALS th...

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...lieved everyone needed to have. (Stephen Hawking). Hawking also changes lives of scientist today by adding in new discoveries. One his theories besides black holes, was on the universe. He came up with different theories about where we came from and the big bang theory. This also made him have to sacrifice his religion in order to help the world of science. (Mini bio:Stephen Hawking) Therefore Stephen Hawking has changed the lives of many different people everyday.

In conclusion Stephen Hawking may not have run into a burning building, or save someone in danger but he is still a hero. He shows great courage and bravery in his everyday life. Hawking is constantly being looked up to and admired for the difference he made in the world. He has many risks that he has overcome, many achievements he has accomplished, and touched the lives of people all around the globe.