R.I.P Stephen Hawking

py2006 · 14-03-2018 4:53am #1

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.

“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.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3idujFWGa8I

coffeepls · 14-03-2018 4:55am

Incredible man. RIP

Duff · 14-03-2018 4:55am

One of a kind mind. RIP.

Peatys · 14-03-2018 4:58am

Presumed he was much younger. Feck.

Kermit.de.frog · 14-03-2018 5:07am

Big loss. RIP.

Jim Bob Scratcher · 14-03-2018 5:16am

Very sad news, the man was a legend

RIP

Edgarfrndly · 14-03-2018 5:18am

Here is a man who was dealt a horrible hand at life. Despite that, he refused to let it control him and made the absolute most of his life. As someone with a disability, he inspired me. As a nerd, his writings intrigued me.

A brilliant mind who lasted longer than anyone could have imagined. A great loss. Rest well.

take everything · 14-03-2018 5:20am

RIP.
Inspirational figure in so many ways.

The_Valeyard · 14-03-2018 5:32am

Such an incredible figure with a vastly powerful mind. RIP

Mancomb Seepgood · 14-03-2018 5:43am

A great mind who'll be remembered for the way he overcame incredible adversity to live his life and exercise his talents to the fullest.RIP.

NinetyTwoTeam · 14-03-2018 5:47am

Such an incredible man, may he rest in peace.

Always found it so crazy that the guy who had probably the most brilliant brain in the world ended up with the rest of his body being basically useless. It's like God saying, no one can have it all, there's a trade-off for everything. or something. It's just way too much of a coincidence to not be significant IMO.

I probably wouldn't understand most of his work, but enjoyed his Bang Theory cameos and also think we should give serious consideration to his warnings about AI and technology taking over.

Donald Trump · 14-03-2018 6:21am

Ah poor oul' Stephen. A great man. We'll never know what he would have contributed if he had had his full health.

AH answer:
A terrible disease what with the slowly wasting away. My friend had told me that he wasn't too bad until he got his first wheelchair. The brakes weren't very good on it.....Doctors said he went downhill very quickly after that

Too soon?

Ave Sodalis · 14-03-2018 6:50am

What a loss to the scientific community, and the world as a whole.

degsie · 14-03-2018 7:08am

Great loss indeed.

Pity he never did stand-up....

Oh, never mind.....

Ghost Train · 14-03-2018 7:16am

Sad to hear this, he really managed to reach a huge world wide audience. RIP.

Tom Mann Centuria · 14-03-2018 7:19am

His defence of universal health care in the UK and the NHS was truly admirable. RIP.

kumate_champ07 · 14-03-2018 7:25am

newsflash guys, hes not resting in peace, Steven Hawking no longer exists in this universe as Steven Hawking

its kind of sad in a way, people think of him as the famous computer voice in a wheelchair, but nobody here seems to be aware of what he was talking about.

_Dara_ · 14-03-2018 7:29am

It’s truly amazing how long he survived with that nasty disease.

RIP.

Ave Sodalis · 14-03-2018 7:32am

kumate_champ07 wrote:

its kind of sad in a way, people think of him as the famous computer voice in a wheelchair, but nobody here seems to be aware of what he was talking about.

So you're taking the death of the greatest human mind on modern day earth, and one of the greatest in history... and using it to score cheap, narcissistic comments about how people only see him as a man in a wheelchair because they use a generic term to express acknowledgement of a death. Good job....

Grab All Association · 14-03-2018 7:32am

R.I.P Stephen.

fermanagh_man · 14-03-2018 7:38am

Impossible is nothing

Kermit.de.frog · 14-03-2018 7:41am

His theories on the Universe and black holes in particular will be of huge value in the future.

He also said he did not know if there was a creator. The Universe was so beautiful and exquisite that there might well be something.

He might know the answer now. We'll have to wait.

Heres Johnny · 14-03-2018 7:43am

I was always interested in his theories and bought his famous book 'A brief history of time'.

It was an acclaimed book but a little too advanced for most people, including me, so he brought out a more layman's version 'A briefer history of time'.

No, still too advanced for my little brain but I got through it anyway even if I didn't understand it.

Mind blowing theories and explanations of physics and the universe in that book.

Great man, big contribution to our planet and may he RIP.

kumate_champ07 · 14-03-2018 7:51am

Ave Sodalis wrote: »

So you're taking the death of the greatest human minds on modern day earth, and one if the greatest in history... and using it to score cheap narcissistic comments about how people only see him as a man in a wheelchair because they use a generic term to express acknowledgement of a death. Good job....

nope

just making an observation, no ego involved

i wonder if it was an elaborate hoax, his physical condition gave him a lot of fame compared to his peers and many of them could be considered more intelligent, some people have been known to fake a different ethnicity in order to progress in their careers

that was a joke

kumate_champ07 · 14-03-2018 7:52am

Rest In Particles

Kermit.de.frog · 14-03-2018 7:56am

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

his physical condition gave him a lot of fame compared to his peers and many of them could be considered more intelligent

Name them for us.

kumate_champ07 · 14-03-2018 7:56am

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Name them for us.

if i cant name any doesnt that prove my point?

Your Face · 14-03-2018 8:01am

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Name them for us.

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

if i cant name any doesnt that prove my point?

R.I.P. Stephen Hawking

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

McMurphy · 14-03-2018 8:02am

I'll always remember Homer and S.H having beers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIDTQ5BoKP8

Kermit.de.frog · 14-03-2018 8:02am

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

if i cant name any doesnt that prove my point?

Give us a few names of the peers you say are more intelligent.

Just one or two will do. Does not have to be a list.

kumate_champ07 · 14-03-2018 8:02am

Your Face wrote: »

R.I.P. Stephen Hawking

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Alexander Pope said it better

Trigger Happy · 14-03-2018 8:04am

I was lucky to meet him once.
The world was lucky to have him. A great man.

Bret Hart · 14-03-2018 8:06am

He was truly an amazing man. His mind will be greatly missed.RIP.

"I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first." -- Stephen Hawking

kumate_champ07 · 14-03-2018 8:10am

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Give us a few names of the peers you say are more intelligent.

Just one or two will do. Does not have to be a list.

i can address this question more appropriately if you state your true motives, im not in the mood for futility

14-03-2018 8:13am

What a massive loss for mankind.

Not his greatest achievement by any means, but I love the time traveller party he threw in 2009:

https://vinepair.com/articles/stephen-hawking-time-travel-party/

Something does not have to be complicated to be ingenius.

As simple as it may have been, it has raised a very important question: why did no one turn up?

Roger Hassenforder · 14-03-2018 8:38am

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

i can address this question more appropriately if you state your true motives, im not in the mood for futility

Unless im mistaken, you've waited for a hagiograohic/ RIP thread on the man to criticise him, rather than starting a thread comparing him with his peers, in the several years you've had since youve had achieved this insight, and appear now unable to back up your claims.
I could be wrong of course.

Didactic Ninja · 14-03-2018 8:39am

Born in Kent but spoke with an American accent ..........pretentious

facehugger99 · 14-03-2018 8:51am

We are in the gutter, but some of us can see the stars.

RIP Stephen Hawking, the world's IQ has dropped.

Fourier · 14-03-2018 8:53am

There weren't other physicists of this generation more intelligent than him to the poster saying otherwise. Only people with more talent were from previous generations.

I worked through some of his papers in graduate school. There was one he wrote with Hartle on Quantum Gravity that took me a week to understand, he could do it in his head in minutes.

It's difficult to grasp how smart he actually was unless you know Theoretical Physics.

kumate_champ07 · 14-03-2018 8:57am

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Unless im mistaken, you've waited for a hagiograohic/ RIP thread on the man to criticise him, rather than starting a thread comparing him with his peers, in the several years you've had since youve had achieved this insight, and appear now unable to back up your claims.
I could be wrong of course.

he was not the smartest man alive, that doesn't take anything away from his achievements. he marketed himself very well. there are many people who share a similar opinion about him, youre welcome to use your favourite search engine to discover this

Neil deGrasse Tyson is this generations Steven Hawking. altho they are intellectually on separate levels, fame amongst the general public can elevate a persons professional reputation above their peers

kumate_champ07 · 14-03-2018 9:00am

the guy was a genius, im just a guy on the internet with an opinion, regrettably it has been misunderstood as disrespectful

Defunkd · 14-03-2018 9:00am

I really liked that dance song he did
"Push me and then just touch me,
til i can get my, satisfaction...satisfaction"
He wasn't in the video though, just women using tools.

Ave Sodalis · 14-03-2018 9:04am

kumate_champ07 wrote:

Neil deGrasse Tyson is this generations Steven Hawking.

Not even close...

Kermit.de.frog · 14-03-2018 9:06am

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

he was not the smartest man alive, that doesn't take anything away from his achievements. he marketed himself very well. there are many people who share a similar opinion about him, youre welcome to use your favourite search engine to discover this

Neil deGrasse Tyson is this generations Steven Hawking. altho they are intellectually on separate levels, fame amongst the general public can elevate a persons professional reputation above their peers

I have asked you to name the peers you consider more intelligent.

Please do so.

If I had to name someone I would consider more intellectually capable I could name one - Carl Sagan.

Now i'm asking you to name these peers you consider superior intellects.

I'll accept a couple of names.

kumate_champ07 · 14-03-2018 9:06am

Ave Sodalis wrote: »

Not even close...

agreed, but hes the most famous at the moment.

brendanwalsh · 14-03-2018 9:18am

I always wonder how much more he could have achieved if he hadn't had his illness. RIP Stephen. You'll be shining down on us from the stars tonight. One of the all time great minds.

Roger Hassenforder · 14-03-2018 9:24am

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

he was not the smartest man alive, that doesn't take anything away from his achievements. he marketed himself very well. there are many people who share a similar opinion about him, youre welcome to use your favourite search engine to discover this

Neil deGrasse Tyson is this generations Steven Hawking. altho they are intellectually on separate levels, fame amongst the general public can elevate a persons professional reputation above their peers

Ah heor, youre around this place to know if you make a statement, you're expected to back it up, a "go google it" wont wash.

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

the guy was a genius, im just a guy on the internet with an opinion, regrettably it has been misunderstood as disrespectful

Im not sure did i/we misunderstand you, as much as you might not have articulated yourself properly and presented as disrespectful, but i take your point.

LoLth · 14-03-2018 9:56am

Feck. Can we skip to the bargaining part of grief? I can think of one or three people the world would happily trade (and be infinitely better for it!).

A great mind (possibly made more so in part because of his struggle with the physical) with a cruel disease.

I cannot find a time of death anywhere but in the US format today just happens to be 3.14 2018 . ..

CarlosHarpic · 14-03-2018 9:57am

Creator of the Daleks. Who will ever forgot his fitst appearance in 1975 in the episode Genesis of the Daleks.

The Time Lords will sleep soundly tonight.

RIP

Mint Sauce · 14-03-2018 10:01am

One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.

RIP Sir.

soiseztomabel · 14-03-2018 10:03am

Donald Trump wrote: »

Ah poor oul' Stephen. A great man. We'll never know what he would have contributed if he had had his full health.

AH answer:
A terrible disease what with the slowly wasting away. My friend had told me that he wasn't too bad until he got his first wheelchair. The brakes weren't very good on it.....Doctors said he went downhill very quickly after that

Too soon?

Awful effort, get back to primary school with that craic

R.I.P Stephen Hawking

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