INSPIRED US.
KEIR SIMMONS IS IN LONDON WITH
KEIR SIMMONS IS IN LONDON WITH
THE LATEST ON ALL THIS.
THE LATEST ON ALL THIS.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING, AS
WELL.porter: GOOD MORNING, AS
WELL.
FAMOUS AS EINSTEIN, PUSHING US
TO LOOK BEYOND OUR PLANET.G US
TO LOOK BEYOND OUR PLANET.
STEPHEN HAWKING LEFT THIS EARTH
STEPHEN HAWKING LEFT THIS EARTH
IN THE EARLY HOURS SS SS THIS MO
HE EXPLORED THE WONDERS OF THEMO
HE EXPLORED THE WONDERS OF THE
UNIVERSE FROM A WHEELCHAIR.
UNIVERSE FROM A WHEELCHAIR.
HIS CHILDREN SAYING, IT WOULDNT
HIS CHILDREN SAYING, IT WOULDNT
BE MUCH OF A UNIVERSE IF IT
BE MUCH OF A UNIVERSE IF IT
WASNT HOME TO THE PEOPLE YOU
WASNT HOME TO THE PEOPLE YOU
LOVE.
LOVE.
>> I STUDY THE MARRIAGE OF SPACE
AND TIME.Y THE MARRIAGE OF SPACE
AND TIME.
>> Reporter: LONG BEFORE THE
>> Reporter: LONG BEFORE THE
OSCAR-WINNING PORTRAYAL OF HIM,
OSCAR-WINNING PORTRAYAL OF HIM,
WITH HIS UNIQUE COMPUTER VOICE.
WITH HIS UNIQUE COMPUTER VOICE.
>> MY NAME IS STEPHEN HAWKING.
>> MY NAME IS STEPHEN HAWKING.
>> ITS AMERICAN.
>> ITS AMERICAN.
>> IS THAT A PROBLEM?
>> IS THAT A PROBLEM?
>> Reporter: AND PLAYING HIMSELF
>> Reporter: AND PLAYING HIMSELF
ON "THE BIG BANG THEORY."
ON "THE BIG BANG THEORY."
>> ITS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE
TO MEET YOU, SIR.ND A PRIVILEGE
TO MEET YOU, SIR.
>> I KNOW.
>> I KNOW.
>> Reporter: BRITISH PHYSICIST
>> Reporter: BRITISH PHYSICIST
STEPHEN HAWKING EXPLODED ON THE
WORLD STAGE WITH THEORIES OF HIS
WORLD STAGE WITH THEORIES OF HIS
OWN.
OWN.
"A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME,"
"A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME,"
TURNING COMPLEX MATTER INTO
TURNING COMPLEX MATTER INTO
RELATIVE SIMPLICITY TO FOR THE
MASSES.E SIMPLICITY TO FOR THE
MASSES.
HE UNITED THE TWO GREAT THEORIES
OF THE UNIVERSE, RELATIVELY ANDS
OF THE UNIVERSE, RELATIVELY AND
QUANTUM THEORY.
QUANTUM THEORY.
BORN IN 1942 IN OXFORD, ENGLAND,
BORN IN 1942 IN OXFORD, ENGLAND,
HE WASNT A WHIZ KID AND DIDNT
HE WASNT A WHIZ KID AND DIDNT
GET SERIOUS ABOUT HIS STUDIES
GET SERIOUS ABOUT HIS STUDIES
AND PHYSIC UNTIL HIS COLLEGE
AND PHYSIC UNTIL HIS COLLEGE
YEARS AT CAMCAMBRIDGE.
YEARS AT CAMCAMBRIDGE.
HE IMMERSED HIMSELF WITH
HE IMMERSED HIMSELF WITH
ASTRONOMY.
ASTRONOMY.
AND DURING THAT TIME, HE WAS
AND DURING THAT TIME, HE WAS
DIAGNOSED WITH LOU GRAIGS
DISEASE, CONFINING HIS BODY TO A
DISEASE, CONFINING HIS BODY TO A
WHEELCHAIR.
WHEELCHAIR.
>> MY ILLNESS MEANS I CANNOT USE
PENCIL AND PAPER.NS I CANNOT USE
PENCIL AND PAPER.
I HAVE TO DO THINGS IN MY HEAD.
I HAVE TO DO THINGS IN MY HEAD.
>> Reporter: HIS MIND, BY THEN,
>> Reporter: HIS MIND, BY THEN,
BOUNDLESS.
BOUNDLESS.
HIS QUESTION TO EXPLORE AND
HIS QUESTION TO EXPLORE AND
EXPERIENCE, INSATIABLE,
EXPERIENCE, INSATIABLE,
INCLUDING THIS 2007 WEIGHTLESS
INCLUDING THIS 2007 WEIGHTLESS
FLIGHT.
FLIGHT.
HAWKING CONCLUDED, OUR UNIVERSE
BEGAN ABOUT 15 BILLION YEARS AGO
BEGAN ABOUT 15 BILLION YEARS AGO
WITH A BIG BANG, TIME STARTED
WITH A BIG BANG, TIME STARTED
SIMULTANEOUSLY.
SIMULTANEOUSLY.
ULTIMATELY, THE UNIVERSE WILL
ULTIMATELY, THE UNIVERSE WILL
COLLAPSE, HE ARGUED, UNTIL TIME
COLLAPSE, HE ARGUED, UNTIL TIME
MARCHES ON UNTIL THE END.
MARCHES ON UNTIL THE END.
>> THERES NOTHING LIKE THE
>> THERES NOTHING LIKE THE
THRILL YOU DISCOVER SOMETHING
THRILL YOU DISCOVER SOMETHING
THAT NO ONE KNEW BEFORE.
THAT NO ONE KNEW BEFORE.
>> Reporter: GIVEN JUST TWO
>> Reporter: GIVEN JUST TWO
YEARS TO LIVE AFTER FALLING ILL
YEARS TO LIVE AFTER FALLING ILL
AT 21, STEPHEN HAWKING PACKED AN
AT 21, STEPHEN HAWKING PACKED AN
INCREDIBLE LIFETIME OF
INCREDIBLE LIFETIME OF
ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE DECADES THAT
ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE DECADES THAT
FOLLOWED.
FOLLOWED.
HEARTFELT TRIBUTES COMING THICK
HEARTFELT TRIBUTES COMING THICK
AND FAST THIS MORNING.
AND FAST THIS MORNING.
"THE BIG BANG THEORY" CAST,
"THE BIG BANG THEORY" CAST,
SAID, IN LOVING MEMORY OF
STEPHEN HAWKING.MEMORY OF
STEPHEN HAWKING.
IT WAS AN HONOR TO HAVE HIM ON
IT WAS AN HONOR TO HAVE HIM ON
"THE BIG BACK THEORY."
"THE BIG BACK THEORY."
THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING US.
THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING US.
HIS DAUGHTER, LUCY, POSTING TO
HIS DAUGHTER, LUCY, POSTING TO
FACEBOOK.
FACEBOOK.
THE BEST AND THE BRAVEST,
THE BEST AND THE BRAVEST,
GOOD-BYE TO MY BELOVED FATHER
GOOD-BYE TO MY BELOVED FATHER
WHO CHANGED THE WORLD.
IN A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEEM
IN A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEEM
SMALL-MINDED, STEPHEN HAWKING
SMALL-MINDED, STEPHEN HAWKING
GAVE US A DIFFERENT WAY OF
GAVE US A DIFFERENT WAY OF
THINKING.
THINKING.
MY GOAL IS SIMPLE, HE SAID.
ITS A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF
ITS A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF
THE UNIVERSE.
THE UNIVERSE.
HE SAID, MY EXPECTATIONS WERE
HE SAID, MY EXPECTATIONS WERE
REDUCED TO ZERO WHEN I WAS 21.
