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Famous British physicist Stephen Hawking, 1 mental genius (智力天才) and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across the globe, has died at age 76 on March 14th, 2018.
Propelled (推动) to superstar by his 1988 book A Brief History of Time, which became 2 unlikely worldwide bestseller, Hawking devoted 3 (he) to unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
Hawking refused to accept the predictions that he would only live for a few years after developing a form of motor neurone disease (运动神经元病) in his early 4 (twenty). The illness gradually robbed him of mobility (移动的能力) 5 (leave) him confined to a wheelchair, almost completely paralysed and unable to speak except through his voice synthesizer (合成器). It was with these difficulties 6 he revised the draft of A Brief History of Time which was published in 1988.
7 (translate) into thirty languages, the book has sold over ten million copies worldwide and lives on as a science book that continues to captivate (迷住) and inspire new readers each year.
When I came into contact with the book, I did not know much about the time and space. Was there a 8 (begin) of time? Could time run backwards? …These questions may be with all of us during our childhood. 9 (lucky), Stephen Hawking shows us the time and the space, the God and a mystery. The book, A Brief History of Time, is available in paperback and I 10 (strong) recommend it. For me, books like A Brief History of Time are more captivating (迷人的) than any novel.