Robert Hawking: Net Worth, Age, Born, Kids, Death, Wiki. Robert Hawking is a prominent British software engineer. He is known to the world as the eldest son of the famous English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author, Professor Stephen Hawking, and his former wife, Jane Wilde Hawking. He shares a great bond with his family. As a child, this doting son would take care of his father, who suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, for a long time.
His mother referred to this affectionate and empathetic side of her son, saying, “he had to do things for his father that children really shouldn’t have to do.” He and his siblings also showed concern about his father when bruises and wounds were seen in Stephen’s body at certain times, including a broken wrist. Robert was the only Hawking child who showed interest in science and aspired to be a scientist. However, later he ended up becoming a software engineer who presently works with Microsoft and stays in Seattle, Washington, US, with his wife and kids.
Rise To Fame
Born as the eldest son of English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author Stephen Hawking, it was quite expected that Robert would follow his father’s footsteps into science. As a kid, he developed interest in science and also expressed his desire to become a scientist like his father, but later he chose to study software engineering and graduated from the prestigious ‘University of Oxford.’ His professional endeavors saw him working in the field of information and technology for years.
Robert lived in Canada for a few years and presently works for the famous American IT company, Microsoft Corporation, as a software engineer.
He is a family person from the very beginning and shared a strong bond with his family, especially with his father who served as the Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, University of Cambridge. He took care of his father from a tender age as his father suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Prior to the release of her memoir, ‘Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen,’ Robert’s mother, Jane, praised her son saying he “had to do things for his father that children really shouldn’t have to do.” Her book was later adapted into the 2014 blockbuster British biographical romantic drama film ‘The Theory of Everything’ in which Oliver Payne and Tom Prior portrayed Robert.
Personal Life
Robert was born in May 1967, as eldest son of Stephen Hawking and his first wife, Jane Wilde Hawking. He has one sister, Lucy, who is a journalist, educator, philanthropist, and novelist; and one brother, Timothy, who works with ‘The Lego Group.’ His parents divorced in 1995. The three siblings, along with their mother, Jane, did not attend wedding ceremony of Stephen with his nurse Elaine Mason in 1995. Jane later married Jonathan Jones in 1996. Robert and his siblings expressed their concern when they found injuries and wounds on their father’s body, including a wrist fracture.
Although the Hawking siblings suspected Elaine for such incidents, their father rebuffed such accusations. Stephen divorced Elaine in 2006. The three siblings took the ALS ice bucket challenge, which supports an ALS charity, on behalf of their beloved father in 2014.
Robert is married and is blessed with a son and a daughter. He presently lives with his wife and children in Seattle, Washington, US. His mother sometimes visits him in the US.
Robert Hawking: Education, School/College University
Talking about the educational background of Robert Hawking, he graduated from one of the best universities, the University of Oxford.
Robert Hawking: Professional Life and Career
As a child, Robert Hawking was interested in science and science relevant studies. This may be due to the immense success of his father, Stephen Hawking in the field of science. After his graduation from the University of Oxford, he got the opportunity to work as a Product Engineer in the world’s most reputed company, Microsoft.
Robert Hawking: Salary and Net Worth($ 20 m).
Though his father’s net worth was $20 million in 2012, there is no information about the net worth of Robert Hawking.
Robert Hawking: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal.
Due to lack of transparency, there is no rumor about Robert Hawking that hit the fresh headlines of celebrity relevant news portals. He prefers keeping his love life and professional life away from media.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size.
Robert Hawking has brown hair and dark brown hair. He has a height of 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 70 kg. Furthermore, there are no details regarding his body measurements.
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc
Robert is currently active on social sites including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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