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{{quote|''"I'm working on that."''|'''Stephen Hawking''', on seeing the warp core when touring the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' set.}}
Born 8 January 1942 in Oxford, Stephen Hawking, [[Try to Fit That on A Business Card|CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA]], is a theoretical astrophysicist. In his time he has done world-recognized work on black holes, theoretical cosmology, and quantum gravity. The ability to do most of this work entirely in his head has led him to be generally recognized as the most brilliant scientist since [[Albert Einstein]]. The reason this is necessary is due to his having what is thought to be ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), or Lou Gehrig's disease, a degenerative neural disorder that has left him almost paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair, [[Machine Monotone|"speaking" through a specially-designed computer]] (the voice of which is also very well-known). (He is also rather famous for his affliction, as well: if it is ALS, it would be the most protracted case ever recorded -- it hasn't progressed the way ALS normally does, which has stymied a definitive diagnosis.)
Hawking is also quite famous for his sense of humor. He has appeared several times on ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Futurama]]'' and ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' [[As Himself]], each time bordering on the line of [[Adam Westing]]. [[Expy|Expys]] of him have appeared in form (''[[Family Guy]]'') and in [[Charlie and the Chocolate Parody]] form (''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''). He appears as a character, but not on camera (perhaps he couldn't make the shoot fit his schedule, or just didn't like the show), in an episode of ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''. Finally, he's the only person to appear in any ''[[Star Trek]]'' series [[As Himself]] (obviously, as a holodeck recreation of himself). Hawking is also known to be a fan of ''[[Red Dwarf]]''.
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