Hawking says 'look up at stars'
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span>, <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Hawking">Hawking</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="his">his</span> 70<span word="th">th</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="look">look</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span>.</p><p><span word="Hawking">Hawking</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="bestseller">bestseller</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Brief">Brief</span> <span word="History">History</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Time">Time</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="neuron">neuron</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1963 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="brilliant">brilliant</span> <span word="theoretical">theoretical</span> <span word="physicists">physicists</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Albert">Albert</span> <span word="Einstein">Einstein</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symposium">symposium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="inspiration">inspiration</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Remember">Remember</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>. <span word="Try">Try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="seeand">seeand</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>. <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="curious">curious</span>," <span word="Hawking">Hawking</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="person">person</span>.</p><p><span word="Hawking">Hawking</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PhD">PhD</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="fascinated">fascinated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cosmology">cosmology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="scrapped">scrapped</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Hawking">Hawking</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discharged">discharged</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="paralyzed">paralyzed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="neuron">neuron</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nerves">nerves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="muscles">muscles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="functioning">functioning</span>, <span word="Hawking">Hawking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wheelchair">wheelchair</span>-<span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computerized">computerized</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="synthesizer">synthesizer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.</p>
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