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A Brief History of Time (1991)

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This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, classmates, and peers are interviewed not only about his theories but the man himself.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Errol Morris
  • Profile picture of Stephen Hawking
    Self Stephen Hawking
  • Profile picture of Roger Penrose
    Roger Penrose
  • Profile picture of Kip Thorne
    Kip Thorne

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  • physics
  • biography
  • time
  • black hole
  • universe
  • cosmology
  • oxford university
  • motor neuron disease
  • als
  • cambridge university