Tributes from around the world have poured
in for Stephen Hawking.
He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge
on Wednesday at the age of 76.
Scientists and world leaders honored the British
physicist through social media.
British Prime Minister Theresa May described
him as one of the great scientists of his
generation and that his legacy will not be
forgotten.
American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson
tweeted that Hawking's death left an intellectual
vacuum in his wake.
NASA tweeted that his theories unlocked a
universe of possibilities that the agency
and the world are exploring.
Known for his theories on black holes and
relativity, Hawking died 54 years after he
was told he would only have a few years to
live due to Lou Gehrig's Disease.
