The incredible Stephen Hawking died at his home this week at the age of 76. As the world mourns a great loss to science, we remember his story of love and of marriage.
Stephen Hawking
It is a sad time as the world mourns the loss of one of the greatest minds of this age. The man who beat the odds in every way possible passed away at his home in Cambridge, England. Stephen Hawking, the theoretical physicist, astrophysicist, and cosmologist made some of the greatest contributions to science we have ever seen. His theories in the 1970s on how the universe began and black holes was what initially won him acclaim.
Love Conquers All
Jane and Stephen met in the 1960s while at university and it was shortly after their courtship that Hawking was diagnosed with ALS. Yet their love was no match for this illness and the couple went on to tie the knot in 1965, and subsequently had three children, Robert, Lucy, and Tim.
Unexpected guests
At that time, new people appeared in the relationship. On the one hand, the army of nurses and caregivers that had to attend to the 24 hours to Stephen, as well as Jonathan Jones, a musician from the local church, who found an interest in Jane Wilde. In the end, he was practically living with the couple, the children and the nurses.
Everything went out of control and Jane saw how her ability to fight weakened, especially because of the confrontation that her husband unfairly initiated against her. His unquestionable sacrifice and dedication seemed to have paled in the eyes of the physicist and the nurses. Finally, with the emergence of nurse Elaine Mason, Jane was relegated to the background and Stephen ended up asking for a divorce. After everything she had done for the physicist, Jane felt terribly hurt.
Stephen ended up marrying in 1995 with Elaine Mason, while Jane did the same with Jonathan Jones. However, ten years later the scientist divorced Elaine Mason, after it was discovered their marriage was not all he thought it would be. It was said that she mistreated him badly throughout their time together.
After a lifetime of successes as well as setbacks, Stephen and Jane Wilde Hawking remained friends, appearing at the premier of The Theory of Everything together.
The love story between Stephen and Jane Wilde Hawking is unique. Today, the beloved Stephen Hawking leaves us, but all his history, both scientific and personal, will continue forever.
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