Stephen Hawkings - Meeting with Stars - 14/03/2018

rolion

Stephen Hawking, the brightest star in the firmament of science, whose insights shaped modern cosmology and inspired global audiences in the millions, has died aged 76.

His family released a statement in the early hours of Wednesday morning confirming his death at his home in Cambridge.

Hawking’s children, Lucy, Robert and Tim said in a statement: “We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today.

“He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years. His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humour inspired people across the world.

“He once said: ‘It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.’ We will miss him for ever.”

For fellow scientists and loved ones, it was Hawking’s intuition and wicked sense of humour that marked him out as much as the fierce intellect which, coupled with his illness, came to symbolise the unbounded possibilities of the human mind.


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Muppet Man

"The diagnosis of motor neurons disease came when Hawking was 21, in 1963. At the time, doctors gave him a life expectancy of two years."

What an inspiration...

riffmongous

Sad stuff, I really enjoyed his books and it's quite likely they were one of the things that inspired me to study astrophysics. Back in the pre-internet days it was quite hard to get good physics books in the local book store, especially ones that were not too simplified

star gazer

RIP
Thanks for the insight into science.

ps200306

RIP

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Could we change the thread title so his name is spelled correctly? Wouldn't want posterity to remember the wrong person. ;-)