“This is fairly untypical,” says Lucie Bruijn, the ALS Association’s chief scientist, adding that she is not aware of anyone who has survived ALS longer than Hawking did. Hawking was also able to ...

For more than 50 years, death was a poignant part of Stephen Hawking’s remarkable life.

Stephen Hawking defied a bleak ALS diagnosis to revolutionise our understanding of the universe. His discoveries on black holes challenged established physics and inspired millions globally.