[Upbeat music plays]

Two brains navigate a maze, chomping a variety things including a stack of books, tire and baseball. The brains meet in the centre of the maze and form one large brain. A banner wraps around the brain. A person announces the title that appears on the banner.

They say, HUNGRY BRAIN!

A narrator says, STEPHEN HAWKING WAS BORN ON
THE 8TH OF JANUARY, 1942 IN
OXFORD IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

A picture shows Stephen Hawking beside a calendar that reads, 1942.

The narrator says, HE'S CONSIDERED ONE OF THE
GREATEST ASTROPHYSICIST.

Planets rotate around Stephen Hawking.

The narrator continues, IN PRIMARY SCHOOL, HE WASN'T
A VERY GOOD STUDENT.
BUT FOLKS AROUND HIM
RECOGNIZED HIS BRAININESS
AND NICKNAMED HIM "EINSTEIN."
EINSTEIN?
THAT'S RELATIVELY CLEVER.
E EQUALS MC SHARED.

A title reads, The Top on Stephen Hawking.

The narrator says, HERE'S THE TOP ON
STEPHEN HAWKING.
NUMBER FOUR.

A green number 4 appears on a red background.

The narrator says, HAWKING RADIATION.
MUCH OF THE RESEARCH AND WORK
THAT MAKE HAWKING FAMOUS
FOCUSED ON BLACK HOLES.
THEY'RE SUCH HUGE
OBJECTS THAT
THEY SWALLOW NOT ONLY MATTER,
BUT LIGHT, TOO.

A TV shows a bright light around a black circle.

The narrator says, BEST AVOIDED.
THE RADIATION PRODUCED
AROUND A BLACK HOLE IS A
PHENOMENON THAT NOW BEARS THE
PROFESSOR'S NAME,
AND IS CALLED
"HAWKING RADIATION."
I "HOLE-HEARTEDLY" AGREED.
GET IT?
HOLE-HEARTEDLY?

A green number 3 appears on the red background.

The narrator says, NUMBER THREE: A GENIUS DESPITE
HIS ILLNESS.
AT THE AGE OF 21,
HAWKING BEGAN SUFFERING
FROM A SEVER DISEASE:
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL
SCLEROSIS:
ALS.

A black and white picture of a young Stephen Hawking is shown with text that reads, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

The narrator continues, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN IN
NORTH AMERICA AS
LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE.
IT'S AN AGGRESSIVE ILLNESS THAT
DESTROYS NEURONS IN THE BRAIN,
AND PROGRESSIVELY
PARALYZES MUSCLES.
THIS DEGENERATIVE DISEASE LED
HIM TO LOSE, FIRSTLY,
THE FULL USE OF HIS LEGS,
AND GRADUALLY HIS ENTIRE BODY.

Pictures show Stephen Hawking at different ages.

The narrator says, FORTUNATELY FOR STEPHEN, AND FOR
THE REST OF HUMANITY,
HIS INTELLECTUAL FACULTIES
REMAINED INTACT.
DON'T FORGET THE NEXT BIT.
RIGHT. IN 1985, AFTER
CONTRACTING PNEUMONIA,
HE LOST HIS ABILITY TO SPEAK.
WITH THE HELP OF A
SOPHISTICATED MACHINE,
HE LATER BECAME ABLE
TO COMMUNICATE.

A picture shows Stephen Hawing with a computer.

The narrator says, "I WAS ABLE TO GIVE VOICE
TO THE RESULTS OF
MY RESEARCH AND
CONTINUE LECTURING."
WORD.

A purple number 2 appears on a green background.

The narrator says, NUMBER TWO:
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME.
DESPITE HIS TERRIBLE ILLNESS,
HAWKING NEVER GAVE UP.
HE STARTED A FAMILY AND
BECAME A PROFESSOR AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

A picture shows Stephen Hawking with his family.

The narrator says, IN THE 1980S, HE AND HIS
DAUGHTER, LUCY,
WROTE AND PUBLISHED
A TRILOGY CALLED...
"A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME."
TO DATE, THE BOOK HAS SOLD MORE
THAN 25,000,000 COPIES,
AND HAS BEEN TRANSLATED
INTO 35 LANGUAGES.

Different covers of the book are shown A blue number 1 appears on a yellow background.

The narrator says, NUMBER ONE:
FAMOUS DATES.
STEPHEN HAWKING WAS BORN ON
JANUARY 8TH, 1942.

Text beside a picture of Stephen Hawking shows the date.

The narrator says, 300 YEARS TO THE DAY AFTER
GALILEO'S DEATH.

A year on a calendar reads, 1642. A drawing of Galileo appears beside the calendar.

The narrator says, WHAT A COSMIC COINCIDENCE.

The year on the calendar changes.

The narrator says, HE DIED ON MARCH 15TH, 2018.

Text appears that shows the date.

The narrator adds, BIRTHDAY OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS
ALBERT EINSTEIN.

A picture of Albert Einstein appears.

The narrator says, BUT DON'T WORRY, YOU DON'T NEED
TO SHARE A BIRTHDAY
WITH THESE GUYS TO BECOME A
GREAT SCIENTIST.
EVEN I CAN WORK THAT OUT.

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End Credits.

Narration, Ian O’Connor.

Trio Orange. Member of The Association Québécoise de la Production Médiatieuqe.

AQPM Cinéma Télévision Web.

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