Stephen Hawking To Turn 70, Defying Disease

By MARIA CHENG, Associated Press
Thu, 01/05/2012 - 3:58am

CAMBRIDGE, England (AP) -- British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one mystery unsolved: How he has managed to survive so long with such a crippling disease....

Senh: It's probably because he keeps himself mentally alert.

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