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Man Out Of Time: Life

and Death of Dr. Stephen

Hawking

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Personal Life

As Hawking continued his scientific
breakthroughs, his personal life was changed by
both his family and the burdens inherent in
eventual worldwide fame. Despite his physical
condition, he fathered three children who were
healthy, and for many years was happily
married. Unable to help around the house
because of his physical limitations, students and
associates often lived or stayed with him and his
family. One of them became close with his wife,
and fell in love. With strains on his marriage
persisting over years, knowing that his wife had
feelings for another man, even understanding
the existence of those feelings because the
terminal condition he suffered from destroyed
his capability to lead a ‘normal’ life, Hawking
was put increasingly in the care of medical
professionals as his health deteriorated. They
tended to him and were on duty around the
clock. throughout the universe due to the sheer number lived to the same age as Albert Einstein, and
of other stars, planets and galaxies that died the same day Einstein was born, only not
Second Marriage absolutely exist. He was right about this, there is during the same year. For both of these geniuses
every indication that life does indeed exist lived to be 76 years years of age and
elsewhere in the universe, there are countless transformed humanity forever. []
One of these assigned nurses was Elaine Mason.
Both her and Hawking fell in love. The other planets similar to Earth which may indeed
harbor alien life. Yet until such life is found, its Meet Kal Korff:
Hawkings officially divorced and in 1995 he
existence cannot be conclusively proven.
married Mason. Mason was not widely liked,
Hawking also dismissed so-called Kal Korff is often called “a writing and
she was viewed as being an “opportunist,” a
“UFO” reports, accurately noting that not a production machine,” and with more than
person who took advantage of her close relation
single case met the requirements demanded by
to Hawking to further her own personal agenda, 10,000 articles to his credit written on a wide
science to definitely say that a “flying saucer”
both in social status and financially. During the variety of subjects, several books; hundreds of
had visited the Earth.
years they were married, there were reports of videos and numerous media appearances, it is
abusive behavior by Mason, in 2006 Hawking He also warned against sending signals understandable why.
and her divorced. into space announcing or making a point to Kal Korff has had an extremely diverse
broadcast that humans existed. His warning was professional career. He is a longtime,
The fact that Hawking was still alive in
simple: if aliens received this signal and decided internationally known accredited Analyst,
2006, decades after being diagnosed with his
to visit the Earth in response to it, their very Broadcaster, Columnist, Computing Systems
terminal condition, was a medical miracle in
arrival might prove fatal to the human race. For Process Specialist in Enterprise Architecture,
itself. The unexpected slow progress of the
there was no way of knowing in advance if they
disease he suffered from, ironically and arguably Counterterrorism Analyst and Specialist;
would “come in peace” or destroy the Earth and
mercifully, gave the years necessary to Hawking Executive Producer, Investigative Journalist, IT
its human inhabitants. Hawking also said he saw
for him to remain strong in spirit and formidable Specialist, K-5 School Principal, Lecturer,
in determination to push forward, to ‘live’ life as “no future” for humanity if it did not venture out Senior Systems Analyst Level III, Human
much as he could, and to continue to make into space to survive over the longterm, from his Interface and Software Developer and Teacher
view humans are destroying the Earth. He also whose articles, broadcasts and expertise have
historic contributions to science.
correctly noted that if a big natural disaster ever been sought by governments and private
wiped out all life on Earth, if humans were not companies for decades. His research projects,
Aliens
already living on other planets in our solar results and various works have been featured in
system, it would become extinct of course. the global media on four continents: the United
Near the end of his life, Hawking began to Hawking also mused over the dangers of
seemingly obsess over the issue of States of America and Canada, Europe, Middle
developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how East and in Asia.
extraterrestrial life. While he remained an atheist
things might easily go wrong. He absolutely Each of Kal's projects, books, products
and never accepted the idea of there being a
believed that it was possible machines could or causes falls within one or more of these three
“God,” his comments trying to ‘disprove’ the
“wake up” one day and decide to destroy categories, or he’s likely not interested. The
existence of “God” were not his finest moment,
humanity. The so-called “Terminator scenario” results of this research and studies are always
for they achieved no such thing.
was a viable possibility in his mind, because he released to the public or clients in various forms
Yet his remarks on alien life existing
lacked faith (understandably so) in human so that people are empowered to examine the
elsewhere in the universe were much more
beings (who are flawed creatures) to develop data and decide issues for themselves, to help
grounded in reality. Hawking pointed out the artificial “intelligence” that was perfect and not
obvious, which is essentially that the existence them separate fact from fiction.
capable of self destruction. Kal Korff is the host of the ‘X’ Zone
of life on Earth, even human beings, cannot be a
In conclusion, it is impossible to Broadcast Network’s “Kal’s Korner” which airs
sole exception to itself. That if life somehow
summarize the life and incredible mind of Dr daily on XZBN. For times during the day when
evolved without there being a “God” or creator,
Stephen Hawking even in an article this long, you can listen to Kal, goto www.xzbn.net and
and the development of this life was a rare
one must skim over many details and nuances to scroll down to the XZBN broadcast schedule
occurrence however improbable, that this
barely capture him as he was. That he was born and lookup KK (Kal’s Korner).[]
phenomenon had to repeat itself countless times
with a brilliant mind is an understatement. He