two or three years. i have lived with the threat of an early. so i wish to try. corking put much of his energy into theoretical physics three years after his diagnosis he received his ph d. the topic of his thesis was nothing less than the origin of the universe which he describes then as a singularity in which the laws of physics no longer seem to hold it created a stir in the field of cosmology. hawking received a position at the university of cambridge over the years he helped nurture generations of physicists many of his students became friends for life. they went to cambridge i checked into the college and then i went to the department. and stephen came in and i was introduced to him we chatted for a couple of minutes i couldn't understand him i remembered first because his voice was very monotonic. but i was i was struck by his